Acute segmental gastro-intestinal gangrene probably of clostridial origin. Report of a case

A 29-year-old female suffering from acute terminal ileitis was subjected to laparotomy undertaken on the tentative diagnosis of acute appendicitis. The appendix was found to be normal and was removed. The course was complicated with segmental gastro-intestinal gangrene with fatal outcome. The involvement of histotoxic clostridial infection as a causative factor is discussed.