Pulmonary Clostridium perfringens: Seeding beyond the gastrointestinal tract
Thilini Delungahawatta,
Shiavax J. Rao,
Marcos Wolff
et al.
Abstract:Clostridia
perfringens
infection outside the gastrointestinal system is rare. Here, we report on a 75-year-old man with history of end-stage renal disease presenting after a syncopal event with lactic acidosis, leukocytosis, and mild hyper-bilirubinemia. Chest imaging revealed a loculated, left-sided pleural effusion; diagnostic thoracentesis identified Clostridia
perfringens
, consistent with an empyema. Video-assisted thoracic left lung decortication was performe… Show more
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