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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...
Autores principales: | Pletschette, Zoe, De Groote, Elodie, Mattheus, Wesley, Waxweiler, Charlotte, Creteur, Jacques, Grimaldi, David |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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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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