3 results
Acute Purpura Fulminans Skin Rash on Physical Exam 
60 year old male ITP s/p splenectomy 
1d
rigors, diarrhea, nausea ... Cat at home. ... in multipressor shock ... - BIDMC Infectious ... #clinical #photo
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
dogs & latter can cause ... after a dog or cat ... symptoms from cellulitis ... endocarditis, sepsis, shock ... #photo
Capnocytophaga
GNR with long fusiform shape.  Fastidious facultative anaerobe that grows slowly and needs enriched agar
C.
= most common cause ... ) Classic clinical ... scenario: septic shock ... with fever, rash ... #Infection #Diagnosis