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Life-Threatening Clostridial Sepsis in a Postmenopausal Patient with Degenerating Uterine Leiomyoma Table 1 Summary of cases of Clostridium perfringens in middle-aged (age
>
45 years) women.
Reference Age Uterine pathology Clinical
c
o
n
d
i
t
i
o
n
s
a
X-
R
a
y
b
Surgery Death
Kaufmannet al.[5 ] 56 Leiomyoma Fever
Y
e
s
c
N
o
d
Yes Hemolysis/anemia Hyperbilirubinemia Hemoglobinemia Hemoglobinuria Hypotension
Symondsand Robertson[6 ] 57 Endometrial adenocarcinoma Fever No No Yes Hemolysis/anemia Hyperbilirubinemia Hemoglobinemia Hemoglobinuria 49 Endometrial adenocarcinoma Fever No No No Hyperbilirubinemia
Bravermanet al.[7 ] 64 Endometrial adenocarcinoma Fever Yes Yes No
A
n
e
m
i
a
c
Hyperbilirubinemia Bryant 60 Leiomyoma Fever Yes Yes No Hemolysis/anemia Hyperbilirubinemia Hemoglobinemia Hemoglobinuria Hypotension
a
C
l
i
n
i
c
a
l
conditions are a summary of the laboratory and physical exam findings reported in the manuscript
b
X-ray includes plain film, sonogram, or computed tomography
c
X-ray was performed postmortem
d
Uterus was examined during autopsy.
