PALABRAS CLAVE: Aborto septico, clostridium perfringens, shock septico, sindrome de Mondor SUMMARY Background: Clostridial sepsis is a rare condition which carries a mortality of 80-90% despite antibiotic and surgical treatment. Although most cases of septicemia due to Clostridium are originated in female genital tract after septic abortion, only a small percentage of septic abortions (1%) are followed by septicemia. Clinical case: Our case is about a 15 weeks pregnant woman attended the emergency room for preterm premature rupture of membranes. Due to the desire of the patient we proceed conservative treatment with antibiotics iv, in the following few hours the abortion develops spontaneously along with signs of infection. Rapidly the patient progresses into a severe sepsis, due to suspected septic abortion, the patient is intervened urgently by hysterectomy. After the intervention she enters into septic shock state with respiratory, kidney and liver failure. During the admission Clostridium perfringens is confirmed as a causative agent for septic process. Finally the patient is discharge after six months once resolved all complications arising from septic process.