Purpura fulminans - Soft tissue damage as a manifestation of bacterial sepsis

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 120-124

  Klebanovas, J ^a   Barauskas, Vidmantas ^a   Cekanauskas, E ^a   Malcius, D ^a   Grinkeviciute, D ^a  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Purpura fulminans; Septicaemia; Surgery; Tissue necrosis

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; INFUSION FLUID; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN; VASOACTIVE AGENT; VITAMIN;

AMPUTATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FULMINATING PURPURA; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SEPTICEMIA; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SURGICAL APPROACH; TISSUE NECROSIS;

AMPUTATION; BACTEREMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; WATERHOUSE-FRIDERICHSEN SYNDROME;

EID: 20444487345     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-830348     Document Type: Review

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