Mader, Naomi and Lührs, Fabian and Herget-Rosenthal, Stefan and Langenbeck, Martin (2019) Being Licked by a Dog Can Be Fatal: Capnocytophaga canimorsus Sepsis with Purpura Fulminans in an Immunocompetent Man. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 6 (10). ISSN 2284-2594
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Abstract
Bite infections caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus are rare. Severe and fatal infections are more frequently reported in patients with immunodeficiency, splenectomy or alcohol abuse. We describe the case of a 63-year-old man who developed flu-like symptoms and presented after some delay with severe sepsis and purpura fulminans. He was found to be infected with C. canimorsus without a bite injury and did not demonstrate immunodeficiency or any other typical predisposition. Despite extensive intensive care, his conditions deteriorated and he died from multiorgan failure.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Capnocytophaga canimorsus, immunocompetent, purpura fulminans, sepsis |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Chiara D'Arpa |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Nov 2020 09:10 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Nov 2020 09:10 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/19525 |
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