Diagnosis from a blood film following dog-bite

Am J Hematol. 2012 Sep;87(9):915. doi: 10.1002/ajh.23177. Epub 2012 Mar 19.

Authors

Hui Sien Tay¹, Alan Mills, Barbara J Bain

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, Bendigo Health, Bendigo, Victoria.

PMID: 22431066
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23177

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Bites and Stings / blood*
Bites and Stings / complications
Bites and Stings / microbiology
Bites and Stings / therapy
Capnocytophaga / isolation & purification*
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / blood
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / etiology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / microbiology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / therapy
Dogs
Fatal Outcome
Female
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / blood
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / etiology
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / therapy
Humans
Middle Aged
Multiple Organ Failure / blood
Multiple Organ Failure / etiology
Multiple Organ Failure / microbiology
Multiple Organ Failure / therapy
Purpura Fulminans / blood
Purpura Fulminans / etiology
Purpura Fulminans / microbiology
Purpura Fulminans / therapy
Splenectomy