A case of purpura fulminans caused by Hemophilus influenzae complicated by reversible cardiomyopathy

Journal of Intensive Care

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Endo, Akira ^a   Shiraishi, Atsushi ^a   Aiboshi, Junichi ^a   Hayashi, Yoshiro ^b,c   Otomo, Yasuhiro ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KAMEDA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amputation; Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Symmetric peripheral gangrene

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CREATINE KINASE; CREATININE; ENDOTOXIN; POLYMYXIN B; PROCALCITONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYANOSIS; DEATH; DIARRHEA; EMPYEMA; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FATIGUE; FEVER; FULMINATING PURPURA; GANGRENE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; PULSE RATE; SEPTIC SHOCK; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84988720256     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20520492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2052-0492-2-13     Document Type: Article

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