PRIMARY CLOSTRIDIAL PNEUMONIA
Authors: J SWEETING, L ROSENBERG
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Case Reports1 October 1959PRIMARY CLOSTRIDIAL PNEUMONIAJOSEPH SWEETING, M.D., LEON ROSENBERG, M.D.JOSEPH SWEETING, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LEON ROSENBERG, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-51-4-805 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthough William Welch in his early descriptions of human infection with clostridial organisms records two cases of lung infections (exact type undescribed), there has been a paucity of similar reports since that time. Clostridium perfringens infection occurring in the chest cavity following penetrating wounds of the thorax is well known. In the absence of direct injury to the chest, however, primary clostridial pneumonia or a parenchymal infection secondary to hematogenous dissemination from a distant locus is quite rare. The following case report deals with primary pneumonia due to C. perfringens (Clostridium welchii).CASE REPORTA 45 year old white housewife...Bibliography1. Welch W: Morbid conditions caused by Bacillus aerogenes capsulatus , Med. Classics 5: 886, 1941. Google Scholar2. LynchStrieder JJ: Hemothorax complicated by infection with C. welchii , New England J. Med. 226: 685, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Jacox R: A case report of an unusual lung abscess due to C. perfringens (B. welchii), Ann. Int. Med. 34: 479, 1951. LinkGoogle Scholar4. O'Donnell A: A primary clostridial pneumonia, Lancet 2: 367, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. GlaserGlynnHanan LRE: Gas bacillus gangrene of lung, J. A. M. A. 116: 827, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. Ghormley R: Gas gangrene and gas infections, J. Bone and Joint Surg. 17: 907, 1935. Google Scholar7. MasonHart EM: The Welch-like bacillus in human liver, J. Lab. and Clin. Med. 25: 832, 1940. Google Scholar8. Farago FC: The spore-bearing anaerobic bacterial flora of tuberculous cavities, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 32: 446, 1935. Google Scholar9. Farago FC: The presence of B. welchii in tuberculous cavities, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 32: 452, 1935. Google Scholar10. Berberich J: Acute peritonsillar abscess due to Bacillus welchii , Pract. Oto-rhinolaryng. 4: 173, 1942. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication May 23, 1958.From the Medical Service of The Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N. Y.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Leon Rosenberg, M.D., National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySpontaneous Clostridium Perfringens Lung Abscess Unresponsive to PenicillinClostridium perfringens septicemia with massive hemolysisClostridial pleuropulmonary infections: Case report and review of the literatureClostridium perfringens Septicemia with Massive HemolysisClostridial Pleuropulmonary InfectionNecrotizing pneumonia and empyema due to clostridium perfringensPrimary Thoracic Empyema Caused by Clostridium SporogenesPrimary Clostridial Pneumonia and EmpyemaPneumonia with Rapid Widespread Breakdown of Lung TissueDestructive pulmonary disease due to mixed anaerobic infectionMiscellaneous Bacterial Causes of Community-Acquired PneumoniaRadiographic Manifestations of Clostridial Infection Encountered at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, AdelaideAnaerobic infections 1 October 1959Volume 51, Issue 4Page: 805-810KeywordsClostridiumClostridium infectionsLesionsLungsMedical servicesNecrosisPleural effusionPneumoniaSepsisThorax ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1959 PDF downloadLoading ...