A case of purpura fulminans caused by Hemophilus influenzae complicated by reversible cardiomyopathy

Here, we report a case of a 41-year-old male diagnosed as septic shock with purpura fulminans (PF) infection. The causative organism was β-lactamase-negative ampicillin-resistant Hemophilus influenzae. He developed fulminant cardiac dysfunction approximately 1 h after admission, and the cause was co...

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Autores principales: Endo, Akira, Shiraishi, Atsushi, Aiboshi, Junichi, Hayashi, Yoshiro, Otomo, Yasuhiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4267704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25520829
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2052-0492-2-13

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4267704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25520829
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2052-0492-2-13

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