A 49-year-old woman with acute myeloid transformation of myelodysplastic syndrome was admitted with mild erythema and pain in the right thigh and left forearm. She was doing well and had been discharged the previous day after consolidation chemotherapy. Examination showed only mild erythema and tenderness of the right thigh. She was started on broad-spectrum antibiotics. Discoloration progressed rapidly, and within hours the right femoral and left brachial pulses were not palpable. She was taken to the operating room for a suspicion of embolic arterial occlusion. Surgical incision, however, revealed extensive necrosis of the tissues with the presence of gas. Her relatives did not want her to undergo amputation. The patient developed refractory hypotension and died within 15 hours of presentation. Blood samples later tested positive for Clostridium septicum. This case is presented to create awareness about the subtle presentation and rapid progression of this infection, which can lead to death in less than 24 hours.
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