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A 58-year-old diabetic woman developed fatal metastatic Clostridium septicum myonecrosis secondary to a perforated caecal adenocarcinoma, highlighting the strong association with colorectal malignancy.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the clinical association between Clostridium septicum myonecrosis, diabetes, and colorectal malignancies.
Clostridium septicum myonecrosis is associated with diabetes, colorectal and haematological malignancies. We present a case of metastatic myonecrosis in a diabetic patient with a perforated caecal tumour. The literature since 1989 is reviewed and 28 cases of Clostridium septicum myonecrosis are discussed.
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Powell et al. (2008) conducted a case report in Metastatic Clostridium septicum myonecrosis and colonic perforation (n=1). Clostridium septicum infection was evaluated on Mortality. A 58-year-old diabetic woman developed fatal metastatic Clostridium septicum myonecrosis secondary to a perforated caecal adenocarcinoma, highlighting the strong association with colorectal malignancy.
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