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The sword of Damocles for the splenectomised: death by OPSI
The overwhelming post splenectomy infection (OPSI) in splenectomised patients is a rare but severe infection mostly caused by encapsulated bacteria. We analyse the case of a 65-year-old female patient who was presented with clinical and laboratory findings indicating gastroenteritis. Two years years...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5004600/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27610052 http://dx.doi.org/10.3205/000237 |