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Medicine Sickle Cell Disease, G6PD deficiency and other Hemolytic Anemia a015b7c7

Life threatening intravascular hemolysis occur with sepsis due to which organism?

A
Clostridium perfringens
B
Mycoplasma pneumonia
C
Pseudomonas
D
Klebsiella
High-Yield Explanation
Clostridium perfringens sepsis leads to life threatening intravascular hemolysis due to lecithinase activity. It occurs following open wounds, septic aboion, or due to a contaminated blood unit. Other infections causing hemolytic anemia: Malaria Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7

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