Hepatic gas gangrene caused by Clostridium novyi

Anaerobe. 2019 Jun:57:90-92. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.03.018. Epub 2019 Apr 4.

Abstract

We report the case of a patient with advanced gastric cancer and multiple liver metastases, who presented with bacteremia and hepatic gas gangrene caused by Clostridium novyi (C. novyi). The gas gangrene caused abscesses to form within metastatic lesions. This case highlights the antitumor effects of C. novyi in human.

Keywords: Clostridium novyi; Gas gangrene; Liver metastasis; Matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry; Sulbactam/ampicillin (SBT/ABPC).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Clostridium / classification
  • Clostridium / isolation & purification*
  • Gas Gangrene / diagnosis*
  • Gas Gangrene / microbiology
  • Gas Gangrene / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Liver Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Liver Abscess / microbiology
  • Liver Abscess / pathology*
  • Liver Neoplasms / complications*
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Male
  • Stomach Neoplasms / complications*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / secondary