Austrian Syndrome in an Immunocompromised Patient—A Case Report

Austrian syndrome consists of a triad of endocarditis, meningitis, and pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. With the arrival of many antibiotic therapies, the disease remains rare, however, it can be overlooked due to the lack of awareness. We present a case of Austrian syndrome in an immun...

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Autores principales: Arias-Morales, Carlos E., Sharma, Shorabh, Flores-Chang, Marjorie M., Rehmani, Razia, Koripalli, Venkata Sandeep, Dahdouh, Michelle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
Materias:
Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7212451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32426357
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2020.00142
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Sumario:Austrian syndrome consists of a triad of endocarditis, meningitis, and pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. With the arrival of many antibiotic therapies, the disease remains rare, however, it can be overlooked due to the lack of awareness. We present a case of Austrian syndrome in an immunocompromised patient complicated by multiorgan failure.

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