Varicella complications: Is it time to consider a routine varicella vaccination? [PDF]
, 2010 Background/Aim. Varicella is a common and benign disease of childhood. Complications are rare, but in some patients, even without risk factors, severe, life threatening complications could be seen.
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Prevention of infections in hyposplenic and asplenic patients: an update [PDF]
, 2004 Patients with functional or anatomic asplenia are at a significantly increased risk of overwhelming infection, particularly involving the encapsulated bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae.
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A Case Report of Protein C Deficiency in a Neonate with Purpura Fulminans and Bilateral Cataract [PDF]
Protein C is a vitamin K dependent glycoprotein. Protein C deficiency is a rare genetic disorder and its major sites of involvement are skin, eyes, lungs, central nervous system, and kidneys.
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Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology, 2017 Abstract Purpura fulminans is a rapidly progressing clinical syndrome of hematologic and cutaneous manifestations accompanied by an underlying dysfunction of coagulation resulting in disseminated diathesis. It usually occurs secondary to severe infection, but can also have an idiopathic genesis.
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Antibiotic treatment following a dog bite in an immunocompromized patient in order to prevent Capnocytophaga canimorsus infection: a case report [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a commensal bacterium found in the saliva of dogs and cats. Clinically significant infections in humans after a bite are often associated with the presence of immune deficiency.
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A case of fulminant varicella infection with purpura fulminans, hepatitis, and rhabdomyolysis
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2012 Varicella zoster virus causes varicella which is a common disease. Generally it is self-limiting, and treatment is often unnecessary, but severe or life-threatening complications are rarely seen.
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Spot diagnosis: An ominous rash in a newborn [PDF]
, 2009 Purpura fulminans (PF) is an ominous cutaneous condition usually associated with meningococcemia. PF in the newborn is rarely reported. We report the case of a female preterm infant with extensive PF due to group B streptococcus (GBS) septicemia.
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Severe Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Australia
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007 We report 3 cases of spotted fever group rickettsial infection (presumed Queensland tick typhus) in residents of northern Queensland, Australia, who had unusually severe clinical manifestations.
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Association of diverse bacterial communities in human bile samples with biliary tract disorders: a survey using culture and polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis methods [PDF]
, 2016 Bacterial infection is considered a predisposing factor for disorders of the biliary tract. This study aimed to determine the diversity of bacterial communities in bile samples and their involvement in the occurrence of biliary tract diseases. A total of
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Uji Aktivitas Ekstrak Etanolik Daun Jati (Tectona Grandis L. F.) Dalam Menghambat Pertumbuhan Bakteri Secara Invitro [PDF]
, 2017 Indonesia is a country which has a plant biodiversity, one of them is teak (Tectona grandis L.f.). Teak leaf had has flavonoids, saponins, tannin, quinones, and steroids/triterpenoids compound which have antibacterial activity.
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