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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock |
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| Online Access: | http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2009;volume=2;issue=2;spage=135;epage=136;aulast=Ho |