| clostridial enteritis necroticans versus secondary clostridial infection superimposed upon ischemic bowel disease. | clostridial enteritis necroticans, or pig-bel, as seen in papua new guinea, is a necrotizing, segmental gangrene of the small intestine occurring in members of a malnourished population, who become ill after consuming large quantities of pork contaminated with type c. clostridium perfringens. we report a case of possible clostridial enteritis necroticans with concomitant ischemic intestinal disease secondary to superior mesenteric arterial thrombosis occurring in a 53-year-old woman with a long ... | 2002 | 12440753 |
| fatal foodborne clostridium perfringens illness at a state psychiatric hospital--louisiana, 2010. | clostridium perfringens, the third most common cause of foodborne illness in the united states (1), most often causes a self-limited, diarrheal disease lasting 12-24 hours. fatalities are very rare, occurring in <0.03% of cases (1). death usually is caused by dehydration and occurs among the very young, the very old, and persons debilitated by illness (2). on may 7, 2010, 42 residents and 12 staff members at a louisiana state psychiatric hospital experienced vomiting, abdominal cramps, and diarr ... | 2012 | 22895383 |