A rare case of Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus in an immunocompetent patient.

A 53-year-old Caucasian male with hypertension and active tobacco abuse presented to a community hospital with a 2-day history of vague abdominal pain, myalgia and increased lethargy after being bitten on his right hand by the family dog while camping just 3 days prior to symptom onset. He expired w...

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Publicado en:Infection Vol. 43; no. 5; pp. 599 - 603
Autores principales: Cooper, Joseph, Dorion, Robert, Smith, Joseph
Formato: case study diagnostic images Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Oct2015
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