Streptococcus suis infection complicated by purpura fulminans and rhabdomyolysis: Case report and review

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 710-712

  Tambyah, P A ^a,b   Kumarasinghe, G ^a   Chan, H L ^a   Lee, K O ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHEMA; FEVER; FULMINATING PURPURA; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; MENINGITIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PARESTHESIA; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; VOMITING;

EID: 0030940540     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clind/24.4.710     Document Type: Article

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