Life threatening intravascular hemolysis occur with sepsis due to which organism?
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
Clostridium perfringens
Mycoplasma pneumonia
Pseudomonas
Klebsiella
Sickle Cell Disease, G6PD deficiency and other Hemolytic Anemia