Abstract

Septicaemia by clostridia is a rare but nearly always fatal disease. We report a case of mortal massive haemolysis, with virtually no circulating erythrocytes, in a patient with septicaemia by Clostridium perfringens. The early finding of Clostridium perfringens in the direct Gram stain of patient's peripheral blood allowed a quick diagnosis.

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