Fatal case of Capnocytophaga sepsis from a dog bite in a patient with splenic hypoplasia

Fatal case of Capnocytophaga sepsis from a dog bite in a patient with splenic hypoplasia

Abstract Background Capnocytophaga canimorsus is an oral commensal bacteria in dogs and may cause severe infection following a dog bite. This is a case of fatal C. canimorsus sepsis with acute infectious purpura fulminans (AIPF) in a healthy patient with splenic hypoplasia. Case Presentation A healt...

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Main Authors: Natsuki Kondo, Yosuke Matsumura, Takuya Sugiyama, Masaya Miyahara, Ai Imamura, Yuki Kasahara, Hideaki Nagashima, Noriyuki Hanaoka, Naohiko Fujiyoshi, Shin Inaba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Acute Medicine & Surgery
Subjects:
bite and sting
emergency treatment
purpura fulminans
sepsis
spleen
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ams2.849

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ams2.849

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