Rapidly progressive and fatal distant spontaneous gas gangrene due to Clostridium septicum after biopsy of malignant cecal mass

• Published in: IDCases Vol. 24; p. e01129
• Main Author: Sivasubramanian, Geetha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Case Report; Clostridium septicum; Colon cancer; Spontaneous gas gangrene; Spontaneous gas gangrene; Clostridium septicum; Colon cancer

Clostridium species are known to cause myonecrosis and gas gangrene which are often fatal infections in the setting of trauma but also spontaneously in certain populations such as colorectal malignancy, immunosuppression, and neutropenia. We report a case of an 83-year-old male who developed fatal a...