A fatal Clostridium perfringens infection with hemolysis after chemotherapy in an adolescent

Kukul M. G., Ciki K., Karadag-Oncel E., CENGİZ A. K., KUŞKONMAZ B. B., Tavil B., ...More

Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria, vol.115, no.2, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 115 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5546/aap.2017.eng.e92
  • Journal Name: Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Child, Gas gangrene, Hemolysis
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Gas gangrene, clostridial myonecrosis, is one of the most serious infectious diseases, characterized by rapidly progressive destruction of deep soft tissues and production of gas within the tissues. We presented a case of fatal spontaneous gas gangrene due to Clostridium perfringens in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia during remission induction chemotherapy phase.