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Severe Sepsis and Wet Gangrene Requiring Foot Amputation Caused by an Emerging Human Pathogen – Shewanella algae
A 69-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular disease, and other comorbidities presented with recurrent syncopal episodes. Cellulitic skin changes in her right lower extremity were noted, as well as a large hemorrhagic bulla on the dorsum of her right foot. Severe sepsis was...
Autores principales: | Talbot, Zuzana, Amble, Arun, Delva, Guesly, Eddib, Abdulmagid, Muddassir, Salman |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6823033/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31720144 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5668 |
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