Symmetrical peripheral gangrene in a patient with septic shock and a multi-drug resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> infection

Symmetrical peripheral gangrene in a patient with septic shock and a multi-drug resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> infection

Symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG) can sometimes occur without definite disseminated intravascular coagulation. The differential diagnosis comprises the exclusion of many non-infectious diseases and the effort to isolate the microbic agent in the case of septic shock. Between bacterial causes, K...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Carbone, Immacolata Sepe, Maria Rosaria Fiorentino, Elisa Salsano, Federico Ruggiero, Michele Schiavone, Dalila Bruno, Filomena Micillo, Nicola Vargas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2023-08-01
Series:Geriatric Care
Subjects:
Septic shock
septic microemboli
klebsiella pneumonia
gangrene
elderly
Online Access:https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/gc/article/view/11377

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