Staphylococcal septicaemia with disseminated intravascular coagulation associated with acupuncture.
A case of disseminated intravascular coagulation due to staphylococcal septicaemia is described in which the source of infection was likely to have been acupuncture therapy.
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000368:Aged; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000628:therapy; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*