Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome Secondary to Capnocytophaga canimorsus Septicemia and Demonstration of Bacteremia by Peripheral Blood Smear

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - Tập 124 Số 6 - Trang 859-863 - 2000
Imran Mirza1,2, John H. Wolk1, Lajos Barna Tóth1, Peter Rostenberg1, Ramon Kranwinkel1, Steven Sieber1
1From the Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Drs Mirza, Wolk, Kranwinkel, and Sieber) and Medicine (Drs Rostenberg and Toth), Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Conn.
2Reprints: Imran Mirza, MD, MS, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Danbury Hospital, 24 Hospital Ave, Danbury, CT 06810.

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Abstract Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus septicemia was fatal in a previously healthy 47-year-old woman. The patient died suddenly in less than 12 hours after presentation, in spite of supportive measures, including ventilation, antibiotic coverage, pressor therapy, and multiple transfusions of blood products. The diagnosis of infection due to an unusual organism was suspected earlier in the course of management after review of the peripheral blood smear. The importance of the findings in the blood smear and their correlation with infection due to this organism are discussed.

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Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Tập 124 Số 6

859-863

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