Clostridium perfringens necrotizing pancreatitis: an unusual pathogen in pancreatic necrosis infection. 2021

Ana Sánchez-Gollarte, and Laura Jiménez-Álvarez, and Marina Pérez-González, and Cristina Vera-Mansilla, and Alma Blázquez-Martín, and Manuel Díez-Alonso
Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Spain.

Pancreatic necrosis infection (PNI) accounts for about 20-40 % of severe acute pancreatitis. PNI caused by anaerobic bacteria is unusual but when they present, Clostridium perfringens is the microorganism most commonly involved. We present a 60-year-old patient with a previous history of SARS-CoV-2, diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. During the hospitalisation he developed Clostridium perfringens bacteraemia. A CT-scan showed pancreatic gas gangrene and a surgical necrosectomy was performed. Clostridium perfringens was isolated in cultures of the pancreatic tissue and collections. The patient's clinical status improved after surgery and the appropriate medical therapy. He was discharged 76 days after admission. Nowadays, the 'step-up approach' is an accepted therapeutic tool in treatment of pancreatic necrosis and peripancreatic fluid collections. However, most authors suggest that Clostridum perfringens infection requires a more aggressive approach due to the high mortality associated to clostridial infection.

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