Fatal <i> Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> meningitis and concomitant disseminated intravascular coagulation in a patient with diabetes mellitus

Fatal <i> Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> meningitis and concomitant disseminated intravascular coagulation in a patient with diabetes mellitus

Bacterial meningitis remains a major cause of death and long-term neurologic sequelae worldwide. We present a case of fatal <i> Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> meningitis and concomitant disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in a 72-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus (DM). Both bloo...

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Main Authors: Ho Min-Po, Tsai Kuang-Chau, Liao Chun-Hsing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Subjects:
Death
diabetes mellitus
disseminated intravascular coagulation
<i> Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>
meningitis
Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2009;volume=2;issue=2;spage=135;epage=136;aulast=Ho

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