Septic shock in an elderly patient: unusual presentation of echovirus infection.
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.
Venkataramani
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign 61801.
Zabaneh
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Spech
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Gonzalez
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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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents