Recurrent purpura fulminans associated with drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in an asplenic girl. |
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| Authors: | Chitsanu Pancharoen Pantipa Chatchatee Jarungchit Ngamphaiboon Usa Thisyakorn |
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| Affiliation: | Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. chitsanu.p@chula.ac.th |
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| Abstract: | We report a case of purpura fulminans associated with drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae that responded to ceftriaxone therapy. Ultrasonography of the abdomen and splenic scan revealed the absence of a spleen. |
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