Pneumococcal Sepsis Complicated by Splenic Abscesses and Purpura Fulminans in a 15-Month-Old Child: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Streptococcus pneumoniae is an invasive organism that causes a wide range of common diseases, including sinusitis, acute otitis media, and pneumonia. Splenic abscesses and purpura fulminans (PF) are rare complications of pneumococcal disease. Splenic abscesses caused by S pneumoniae have only been r...

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Autores principales: Pangonis, Scott, Patamasucon, Pisespong, Fitzpatrick, Ellen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4784234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27006958
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2324709616636398

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