Severe Sepsis with DIC due to Capnocytophaga Canimorsus after Dog Bite in an Immune Competent Patient leading to subsequent Lower Limb Amputationa

Leonie Grossekettler^1*, 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 Email:

Keywords: Sepsis; Capnocytophaga canimorsus; Multiple organ failure; Disseminated intravasal coagulation; Amputation

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