Meningococcal purpura fulminans in children. II: Late orthopedic sequelae management

BACKGROUND: Purpura fulminans is a rare and extremely severe infection, mostly due to Neisseria meningitidis. Nineteen patients were followed up immediately after the initial multivisceral failure in order to diagnose late-onset orthopedic sequelae. We report our experience with these 19 patients, i...

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Main Authors: Nectoux, E., Mezel, A., Raux, S., Fron, D., Klein, C., Herbaux, B.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2010
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Original Clinical Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2946529/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21966304
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11832-010-0285-3
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