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Sepsis-induced digital ischaemia in a professional pianist, in the absence of vasopressors

Peripheral limb ischaemia and gangrene are devastating complications of pneumococcal sepsis. We report a 43-year-old professional pianist who presented with early sepsis and rapid development of this syndrome. No vasopressor medication was ever administered. We urgently reviewed the medical literatu...

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Autores principales: Kurup, Vishnu, Simpson, R Scott
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6827789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31653621
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-229659