Case Report - (2018) Volume 8, Issue 2
Severe Sepsis with DIC due to Capnocytophaga Canimorsus after Dog Bite in an Immune Competent Patient leading to subsequent Lower Limb Amputationa
- Leonie Grossekettler1*, Vedat Schwenger2, Bastian Schmack3, Hugo A Katus1 and Michael R Preusch1
- 1Department of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, Angiology and Pulmonology University Hospital of Heidelberg, Germany
- 2Clinic for Nephrology, Hypertensiology and Autoimmune Diseases, Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
- 3Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Germany
*Corresponding Author:
Leonie Grossekettler, Department of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, Angiology and Pulmonology University Hospital of Heidelberg, Germany, Tel: +49 6221 56 34162, Fax: +49 6221 56 5515
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Keywords:
Sepsis; Capnocytophaga canimorsus; Multiple organ failure; Disseminated intravasal coagulation; Amputation
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