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Sudden death caused by Clostridium perfringens sepsis presenting as massive intravascular hemolysis

An 80-year-old Japanese woman with diabetes mellitus was admitted with gastrointestinal symptoms and pyrexia. At presentation, liver abscesses and severe hemolytic anemia were noted. Before detailed diagnostic evaluation and adequate treatment, she suddenly died 2.5 hours after admission. The autops...

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Autor principal: Chinen, Katsuya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: São Paulo, SP: Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital Universitário 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7703123/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33344302
http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2020.185