Fulminant pneumococcal septicaemia in an adult following splenectomy: case report.
A case is reported of fulminant pneumococcal septicaemia occurring in a 22-year-old male six years after surgical removal of the spleen.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*