title: Septic shock in an elderly patient: unusual presentation of echovirus infection.
abstract: We have described a case of fulminant echovirus infection that progressed rapidly to purpura and septic shock. To our knowledge, this is a previously unreported presentation of acute echovirus infection in an immunocompetent adult.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign 61801.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Venkataramani
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Zabaneh
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Spech
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004457:Echovirus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D029822:Enterovirus B, Human / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011693:Purpura / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012703:Serotyping; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents