Purpura fulminans – meningococcal infection or postsplenectomy sepsis

The article presents two clinical cases with description of peculiarities of septic infection occurred after splenectomy and due to congenital splenic hypoplasia.Decreased immune defense resulted from splenectomy leads to severe infections with a high risk of death. The most severe sequela is overwh...

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Published in:Журнал инфектологии
Main Authors: O. V. Samodova, E. A. Krieger, A. V. Emel’yancev, E. E. Yakusheva, K. V. Haritonova
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Journal Infectology 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://journal.niidi.ru/jofin/article/view/1578