TY - JOUR T1 - CNS <em>Clostridium perfringens</em> Infection: A Rare Complication of Preoperative Embolization of Meningioma JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology JO - Am. J. Neuroradiol. SP - 1355 LP - 1356 VL - 27 IS - 6 AU - P.-S. Yen AU - C.-c. Lin AU - C.-C. Lee AU - T. Harnod AU - T.-W. Loh AU - Y.-H. Hsu Y1 - 2006/06/01 UR - http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/6/1355.abstract N2 - SUMMARY: Gas gangrene is a severe form of gangrene (tissue death) that usually is caused by Clostridium perfringens. It generally occurs at the site of trauma or a recent surgical wound. We report the case of a 45-year-old woman with sphenoid-ridged meningioma who received preoperative transarterial embolization with polyvinyl alcohol. The patient later developed an intratumoral C perfringens infection and died despite intensive medical care. The case represents an extremely rare complication following transarterial embolization of meningioma. ER -