Clostridium septicum abscess in hepatic metastases: successful medical management.
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Thel, MC; Ciaccia, D; Vredenburgh, JJ; Peters, W; Corey, GR
Published in: Bone Marrow Transplant
April 1994
Clostridium septicum bacteremia is frequently associated with hematologic and colonic malignancies and neutropenia. It frequently produces 'metastatic' gangrene with excessive mortality. Standard therapy usually includes surgical debridement and antibiotics. We present a patient with metastatic breast cancer treated with high-dose chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation. She was treated successfully with antibiotics alone despite developing Cl. septicum bacteremia and gas in hepatic metastases. The pathophysiology of this infection is reviewed.
Duke Scholars
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Bone Marrow Transplant
ISSN
0268-3369
Publication Date
April 1994
Volume
13
Issue
4
Start / End Page
495 / 496
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Sepsis
- Neutropenia
- Methotrexate
- Liver Neoplasms
- Liver Abscess
- Immunology
- Immunocompromised Host
- Imipenem
- Humans
- Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
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Thel, M. C., Ciaccia, D., Vredenburgh, J. J., Peters, W., & Corey, G. R. (1994). Clostridium septicum abscess in hepatic metastases: successful medical management. Bone Marrow Transplant, 13(4), 495–496.
Thel, M. C., D. Ciaccia, J. J. Vredenburgh, W. Peters, and G. R. Corey. “Clostridium septicum abscess in hepatic metastases: successful medical management.” Bone Marrow Transplant 13, no. 4 (April 1994): 495–96.
Thel MC, Ciaccia D, Vredenburgh JJ, Peters W, Corey GR. Clostridium septicum abscess in hepatic metastases: successful medical management. Bone Marrow Transplant. 1994 Apr;13(4):495–6.
Thel, M. C., et al. “Clostridium septicum abscess in hepatic metastases: successful medical management.” Bone Marrow Transplant, vol. 13, no. 4, Apr. 1994, pp. 495–96.
Thel MC, Ciaccia D, Vredenburgh JJ, Peters W, Corey GR. Clostridium septicum abscess in hepatic metastases: successful medical management. Bone Marrow Transplant. 1994 Apr;13(4):495–496.
Published In
Bone Marrow Transplant
ISSN
0268-3369
Publication Date
April 1994
Volume
13
Issue
4
Start / End Page
495 / 496
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Sepsis
- Neutropenia
- Methotrexate
- Liver Neoplasms
- Liver Abscess
- Immunology
- Immunocompromised Host
- Imipenem
- Humans
- Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor