Overwhelming Post-Splenectomy Infection Syndrome: Variability in Timing With Similar Presentation

Overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI) syndrome is a rare and well-known entity that rapidly progresses with poor outcomes. Two patients underwent splenectomy after trauma and later presented with flu-like symptoms and thrombocytopenia, which then progressed to fulminant sepsis and death. Th...

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Autores principales: Gupta, Anupam K, Vazquez, Oscar A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Allergy/Immunology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7505613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32968576
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9914

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7505613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32968576
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9914

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