Clostridium perfringens within intracardiac thrombus: a case of intracardiac gas gangrene

Circulation. 1999 Nov 16;100(20):2119. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.100.20.2119.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / complications
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / diagnostic imaging
  • Clostridium perfringens*
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
  • Gas Gangrene / complications
  • Gas Gangrene / diagnostic imaging*
  • Gas Gangrene / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Metronidazole / therapeutic use
  • Penicillins / therapeutic use
  • Thrombosis / complications
  • Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Penicillins
  • Metronidazole