Unique Case of Disseminated Plague With Multifocal Osteomyelitis.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
; 6(3): e165-e168, 2017 Sep 01.
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| ID: mdl-28379405
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.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Osteomielite
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Peste
Limite:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article