Two cases of infectious purpura fulminans and septic shock caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus transmitted from dogs

Claus Behrend Christiansen; Ronan Martin Griffin Berg; Ronni R Plovsing; Kirsten Møller

Two cases of infectious purpura fulminans and septic shock caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus transmitted from dogs

Claus Behrend Christiansen, Ronan Martin Griffin Berg, Ronni R Plovsing, Kirsten Møller

Department of Clinical Medicine

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Abstract

We report 2 cases of Capnocytophaga canimorsus-induced septicaemia complicated by purpura fulminans in previously healthy individuals, both of whom had been exposed to dog saliva prior to disease. They both presented with purpuric skin lesions, as well as the tetrad of abdominal symptoms, haemolytic anaemia, metabolic acidosis, and renal failure, which may be common in C. canimorsus-associated purpura fulminans. The patients survived after treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics and supportive intensive care. C. canimorsus should be considered as a possible cause of infectious purpura fulminans in the unresolved critically ill patient with a history of dog exposure.

Original language	Danish
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	44
Issue number	635-639
ISSN	0036-5548
Publication status	Published - Aug 2012

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Two cases of infectious purpura fulminans and septic shock caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus transmitted from dogs. / Christiansen, Claus Behrend; Berg, Ronan Martin Griffin; Plovsing, Ronni R et al.
In: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 44, No. 635-639, 08.2012.

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