Acute infectious purpura fulminans with Enterobacter aerogenes post-neurosurgery
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DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00514
Abstract: Acute infectious purpura fulminans (AIPF) is a rare, life-threatening disease commonly caused by Neisseria meningitidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Gram-negative rods are rarely involved. We described a case of AIPF associated with Enterobacter bacteremia in a… read more here.
Keywords: fulminans enterobacter; infectious purpura; purpura; purpura fulminans ... See more keywords
Acute Infectious Purpura Fulminans Complicated by Bacterial Translocation after Rectal Cancer Surgery: A Case Report
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DOI: 10.3390/medicina60040644
Abstract: The patient was a man in his 80s who had undergone laparoscopic anterior resection for rectal cancer. Bowel obstruction occurred on the third postoperative day but improved with a decompression tube by the fifth postoperative… read more here.
Keywords: infectious purpura; acute infectious; postoperative day; rectal cancer ... See more keywords