in a Middle-Aged Male With Liver Disease

Clostridium paraputrificum is a gram-positive anaerobic spore-forming bacillus with a pathological prevalence of <1% among all Clostridium species. However, despite being a rare bacterium, there have been reported cases of C paraputrificum causing a wide range of varying pathologies. Herein prese...

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Published inJIM - high impact case reports Vol. 12
Main Authors Kevin Trong Dao MD, Carlos D’Assumpcao MD, Rupam Sharma MD, Arash Heidari MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published SAGE Publishing 01.10.2024
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Summary:Clostridium paraputrificum is a gram-positive anaerobic spore-forming bacillus with a pathological prevalence of <1% among all Clostridium species. However, despite being a rare bacterium, there have been reported cases of C paraputrificum causing a wide range of varying pathologies. Herein presented is a case of cirrhosis secondary to alcoholism complicated by developing C paraputrificum bacteremia suspected due to gastrointestinal mucosal damage. There is literature demonstrating certain comorbid conditions having an impact on the overall prognosis of patients with C paraputrificum bacteremia.
ISSN:2324-7096
DOI:10.1177/23247096241292213