Acute Hemolysis in the Emergency Department: Think about Clostridium perfringens!

Clostridium perfringens (CP) gives several clinical settings, from an asymptomatic to a massive intravascular hemolysis. We report a case of fatal intravascular hemolysis due to CP septicemia having a hepatic supposed starting point in the emergency department. Like in many cases, the diagnosis was...

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Main Authors: Roustit Cécilia, Vallé Baptiste, Clouzeau Benjamin, Heydel Virginie, Valdenaire Guillaume, Revel Philippe, Biais Matthieu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/948071