Be aware of dog! A syndrome 'resembling' thrombotic thrombocytoepenic purpura associated with Caphocytophaga canimorsus sepsis [4];Attention, chien mechant! Un syndrome 'ressemblant' au purpura thrombotique thrombocytopenique associe a une septicemie a Capnocytophaga canimorsus

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 451-452

  Quilichini, R ^a   Zanlucca, S ^a   Baume, D ^a   Pichot de Champfleury, M ^a   Sansot, D ^a   Delbeke, E ^a  

^a Hopital Chalucet Toulon   (France)

Author keywords

Acute distal ischemia; Capnocytophaga canimorsus; Septicemia; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISCHEMIA; LEG PAIN; LETTER; MALE; SEPTICEMIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNDROME DELINEATION; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; ANIMAL; ARM INJURY; BITES AND STINGS; DOG; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; DOGS; FOREARM INJURIES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 0031813343     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-8663(98)80876-X     Document Type: Letter

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