Asplenia congenita

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2024/7

"Deep purple": un caso di purpura fulminans in asplenia congenita isolata

Cattaneo F, Mariani E, Lazzerotti A

2024/7 — pag. 468-470 — DOI

Asplenic patients are well-known to be at higher risk of infections, which are primarily caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Such infections may present with a sudden onset and a fulminant course, potentially leading to septic shock, purpura fulminan...

"Deep purple": un caso di purpura fulminans in asplenia congenita isolata

Cattaneo F, Mariani E, Lazzerotti A

2024/7 — pag. 129-132 — DOI

Asplenic patients are well-known to be at higher risk of infections, which are primarily caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Such infections may present with a sudden onset and a fulminant course, potentially leading to septic shock, purpura fulminan...

Asplenia congenita

V. Migliarino, R. Lapenna, A. Comici, M.P. Miani, S. Naviglio, E. Barbi

2020/8 — pag. 196-200 — DOI

The paper presents a case of congenital asplenia diagnosed occasionally in a child who previously presented with a pneumococcal sepsis. The case offers the opportunity to discuss about the elevated risk of severe invasive infections in patients with ...