Title
Spherocytosis as a manifestation of postabortal clostridium welchii infections
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1954
Publication Title
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
ISSN
00029378
Abstract
Two cases of postabortal Clostridium welchii infection are presented, both of which showed spherocytosis as an outstanding finding. In the patient who recovered, differential smears before and after illness showed normal morphology of the red cells in contrast to marked spherocytosis during the illness. The toxins produced by the organism were apparently not severe enough to cause hemolysis as was true in the fatal case. Evidence presented by the case with recovery seems to indicate that careful observation of the differential smears might well be the first finding of postabortal and other Clostridium welchii infections. © 1954.
Volume
67
Issue
3
First Page
691
Last Page
694
DOI
10.1016/0002-9378(54)90067-8
PubMed ID
13138676
Recommended Citation
Hadley, G. Gordon and Ekroth, Richard D., "Spherocytosis as a manifestation of postabortal clostridium welchii infections" (1954). LLU Faculty Publications. 153.
https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/fac_pubs/153