Fulminant Pseudomembranous Colitis Leading to Clostridium Paraputrificum Bacteremia.

 species are spore-forming gram-positive anaerobic rod bacteria that cause a broad range of infections in humans, including intra-abdominal infections, myonecrosis, and bacteremia. Pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) is a severe form of infection caused by  .Clostridialbacteremia usually occurs in the settings of neutropenia, alcohol abuse, diabetes mellitus, sickle cell anemia, malignancy, hemodialysis, inflammatory bowel disease, and AIDS. We report a case of fulminant PMC leading to  in an otherwise immunocompetent patient. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of such an occurrence