Purpura Fulminans and Septic Shock due to Capnocytophaga Canimorsus after Dog Bite: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Primary infection by Capnocytophaga canimorsus after dog bite is rare but may be difficult to identify and rapidly lethal. We describe a case of fatal septic shock with fulminant purpura occurred in a patient without specific risk factor two days after an irrelevant dog bite. The patient was brought...

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Autores principales: Mantovani, Elena, Busani, Stefano, Biagioni, Emanuela, Venturelli, Claudia, Serio, Lucia, Girardis, Massimo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6129343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30225149
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7090268

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6129343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30225149
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7090268

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