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11705640

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-13
pubmed:abstractText
Acute abdominal symptoms are frequently caused by surgical intra-abdominal problems. However, the differential diagnosis also includes several internal diseases. Overwhelming infections may present with acute abdominal signs, particularly in the immunocompromised host. Asplenic patients are highly susceptible to infections with encapsulated bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Neisseria meningitidis. Severe infections due to Capnocytophaga canimorsus (DF2), are also common in this group. C. canimorsus is a Gram-negative rod, present as a commensal organism in cat and dog saliva. We describe the atypical presentation of a fatal C. canimorsus-sepsis in a 46-year-old man, who underwent traumatic splenectomy two decades earlier.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0300-2977
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
59
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
213-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Capnocytophaga canimorsus sepsis presenting as an acute abdomen in an asplenic patient.
pubmed:affiliation
Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, UMC Sint Radboud, Geert Grooteplein 8, Postbus 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. pdepresbrummer@hetnet.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports