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J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
; 6(3): e165-e168, 2017 Sep 01.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28379405
RESUMO
Plague is a disease caused by Yersinia pestis. Septicemic and pneumonic plague have a high mortality rate if untreated. Here we describe the challenges of accurately diagnosing a nonfatal pediatric case of septicemic plague with involvement of multiple organs; to our knowledge, the first documented case of multifocal plague osteomyelitis.