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Multiple organ failure due to Clostridium difficile sepsis. A case report
C Possamai1, U Corbanese, G Possamai
1I Divisione Medica, Ospedale Civile Santa Maria dei Battuti, Conegliano, Treviso.
Minerva Anestesiologica
|June 1, 1997
Abstract:
A case of severe sepsis caused by Clostridium difficile infection in a 66-year-old cirrhotic female is described. Severe systemic symptoms evolved rapidly to septic shock and ARDS, with signs and symptoms suggesting an acute abdomen requiring exploration for exclusion of surgical treatable diseases. The delayed diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection probably contributed to the severity of the clinical course.