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Hepatic gas gangrene caused by Clostridium novyi.

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We report the case of a patient with advanced gastric cancer and multiple liver metastases, who presented with bacteremia and hepatic gas gangrene caused by Clostridium novyi (C. novyi). The gas… Click to show full abstract

We report the case of a patient with advanced gastric cancer and multiple liver metastases, who presented with bacteremia and hepatic gas gangrene caused by Clostridium novyi (C. novyi). The gas gangrene caused abscesses to form within metastatic lesions. This case highlights the antitumor effects of C. novyi in human.

Keywords: gangrene caused; gas gangrene; hepatic gas; caused clostridium

Journal Title: Anaerobe
Year Published: 2019

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