Clostridium septicumEndocarditis Complicated by Aortic‐Ring Abscess and Aortitis

Clostridium perfringens liver abscess complicated by bacteremia.

A 63-year-old man had previously undergone resection for stage III colon cancer. Liver metastasis had resolved with palliative chemotherapy. The patient was now admitted because of weight loss, obstructive jaundice, and intrahepatic and extrahepatic biliary dilatation due to extrinsic compression of the biliary tree at the porta hepatis. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERCP) was performe...

Staphylococcal thoracic aortitis complicated by aortic dissection

BACKGROUND The diagnosis of aortitis is often delayed as symptoms are largely non-specific. We report a case of Staphylococcal thoracic aortitis in a 73-year-old Chinese woman complicated by aortic dissection. METHODS The patient presented with pyrexia of unknown origin, and a contrast enhanced computed tomography aortogram revealed a large thrombus at the anterior aspect of the ascending aor...

Clostridium septicum Aortitis and Cecal Adenocarcinoma

Clostridium septicum aortitis is a rare infection that is highly associated with underlying malignancy. We present a case of an 82-year-old male diagnosed with both C. septicum aortitis and a high-grade cecal tubulovillous adenoma. The patient was offered aortic resection; however, he opted for only suppressive antibiotic therapy and a right hemicolectomy with ileocolonic anastomosis. He ultima...

Fatal liver abscess caused by Clostridium perfringens complicated with transarterial chemoembolization

A 77-year-old man who received transarterial chemoembolization for large hepatocellular carcinomas complained of acute pain in the upper abdomen and suddenly developed severe jaundice, anemia, and massive hematuria. Abdominal computed tomography demonstrated gas gangrene at the tumor site. Clostridium perfringens was identified from blood samples and drainage cultures from the liver abscess. De...

Asymptomatic Takayasu Aortitis Complicated by Type B Dissection.