Haemolysis as initial sign of Clostridium perfringens septicaemia in newborn (author's transl)

• Published in: Klinische Pädiatrie Vol. 193; no. 5; p. 398
• Main Authors: Töllner, U, Pohlandt, F, Vanek, E, Kohne, E, Kleihauer, E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: Germany 01.09.1981
• Subjects: Anemia, Hemolytic - etiology; Anemia, Hemolytic - therapy; Clostridium Infections - diagnosis; Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Sepsis - diagnosis; Sepsis - microbiology

Cases of Clostridium perfringens, septicaemia are subject to a very gloomy prognosis in adults. This applies likewise to the rare cases reported in paediatric literature. The present report describes the fatal case of a newborn with Clostridium perfringens septicaemia. The principal sign was a sever...