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Splenic necrosis requiring ultrasound-guided drainage following meningococcal septicaemia

Splenic necrosis is an extremely rare complication in the context of meningococcal septicaemia and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. We present the case of a previously healthy 22-year-old male who was diagnosed and treated for meningococcal septicaemia. He represented 4 days following discha...

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Autores principales: Kato, Kosuke, Gleeson, Thomas A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6440269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30949357
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omz020