[Alcoholism and severe pneumococcal infection. Apropos of a case of purpura fulminans caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae].
A 43-year old woman presented with lethal purpura fulminans caused by a Streptococcus pneumoniae infection with pneumonia, bacteraemia and meningitis. The only predisposing factor identified was severe chronic alcoholism. The high morbidity and mortality rates of pneumococcal infections in alcoholics are emphasized.
Strobel
M
M
Service de Dermatologie et Maladies Infectieuses, CHRU, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.
Ertlen
P
P
Marie-Saint-Germain
E
E
Lacave
J
J
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D011693:Purpura / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology
Alcoolisme et pneumococcie grave. A propos d'un cas de purpura fulminans à Streptococcus pneumoniae.