Spherocytic Hemolytic Anemia and Acute Cholecystitis Caused by Clostridium Welchii

Clostridium welchii bacteraemia: a case report with survival and review of the literature

“…The abdomen appears tender and distended. A burgundy colour of the urine and plasma indicates haemoglobinuria and haemoglobinaemia, which may progress to anuria, anaemia, spherocytosis and jaundice (Bennett & Healy, 1963). A frequent finding is leukopenia or leukocytosis with a marked increase in the per-centage of immature neutrophils, and occasionally haemorrhagic diathesis and haematemesis are present (Brown & Milch, 1948).…”