Life-threatening clostridial sepsis in a postmenopausal patient with degenerating uterine leiomyoma

Abstract

Clostridium perfringens is a fulminant infection that affects patients with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Fortunately, C. perfringens-associated sepsis and death in the gynecologic patient is rarely encountered. We report a case of intrauterine C. perfringens presenting as life-threatening sepsis in a postmenopausal patient. Copyright © 2010 Christopher S. Bryant et al.