Pneumococcal sepsis presenting as purpura fulminans in a healthy infant
| Autor: | A. R. Rozita, I. H. Intan, O. Norlijah |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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biology business.industry Neisseria meningitidis Infant Spleen medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause Streptococcaceae biology.organism_classification Thrombocytopenic purpura Pneumococcal Infections Sepsis medicine.anatomical_structure hemic and lymphatic diseases Bacteremia Purpura Fulminans Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Immunology Streptococcus pneumoniae medicine Humans business Purpura fulminans |
| Zdroj: | Annals of tropical paediatrics. 29(3) |
| ISSN: | 1465-3281 |
| Popis: | The majority of cases of purpura fulminans are associated with Neisseria meningitidis sepsis. However, other bacteria, including Streptococcus pneumoniae, can also be the cause. Underlying predisposing conditions are immunodeficiencies and splenic dysfunction, the latter being the most frequent in the paediatric age group. Purpura fulminans secondary to pneumococcal sepsis in a healthy infant is described. |
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