Meningococcaemia causing necrotizing cellulitis associated with acquired complement deficiency after gastric bypass surgery: a case report

BACKGROUND: Neisseria meningitidis has rarely been described as an agent of necrotic soft tissue infection. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a septic shock with necrotizing cellulitis due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W, treated by urgent extensive surgical debridement followed by skin g...

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Autores principales: Pletschette, Zoe, De Groote, Elodie, Mattheus, Wesley, Waxweiler, Charlotte, Creteur, Jacques, Grimaldi, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7240913/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32434466
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05079-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7240913/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32434466
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05079-3

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