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However, few studies have discussed infectious shock caused by <jats:italic>C. perfringens<\/jats:italic> as one of the causes of death after liposuction.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A 24-year-old woman was brought to the emergency department (ED) of Guangzhou Chinese Overseas Hospital for treatment. The patient had undergone liposuction in her bilateral lower limbs two days prior. At the ED, the patient was unconscious, and had bilateral equal-sized (diameter, 6\u00a0mm) round pupils, no light reflex, a blood pressure (BP) of 71\/33 mmHg, a heart rate of 133\u00a0bpm, and an SpO2 of 70%. She had bilateral limb swelling, extensive ecchymoses in her lower abdomen and bilateral thighs, local crepitus, blisters, weak pulses on her femoral artery and dorsalis pedis, high skin tension, and hemoglobin of 32\u00a0g\/L. The patient was diagnosed with <jats:italic>Clostridium perfringens<\/jats:italic> infection, and she underwent debridement surgery and supportive treatment. But the patient\u2019s BP could not improve. At 8:28 pm on the day of admission, the patient was declared clinically dead after the electrocardiograph showed a horizontal line and spontaneous respiration ceased.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Failure to meet surgical disinfection and environmental standards may be the cause of infection of <jats:italic>C. perfringens<\/jats:italic> through wounds. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the environmental disinfection of the operating room, and standardize the sterile conditions of the operation staff and patients before and during operation. 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