Gas in the myocardium: a fatal presentation of Clostridium perfringens: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clostridium perfringens is a well-known cause of gas gangrene with a very high mortality rate. Multiple cases of internal organs have been reported in the literature; however, non-traumatic spontaneous gas gangrene due to C. perfringens with solely cardiac involvement in a patient without any risk factors has not been reported before.

Case summary

A 52-year-old male presented to the emergency department with chest pain and exertional dyspnoea for three days. The patient was haemodynamically stable initially, and the physical examination was unremarkable. Initial laboratory workup revealed elevated D-dimer and troponin levels. Computerized tomography (CT) of the chest was negative for pulmonary embolism but showed a hypodense focus in the cardiac silh

SUBMITTER: Khan HMW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9879835 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature