Recurrent purpura fulminans associated with drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in an asplenic girl.
We report a case of purpura fulminans associated with drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae that responded to ceftriaxone therapy. Ultrasonography of the abdomen and splenic scan revealed the absence of a spleen.
Pancharoen
Chitsanu
C
Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. chitsanu.p@chula.ac.th
Chatchatee
Pantipa
P
Ngamphaiboon
Jarungchit
J
Thisyakorn
Usa
U
D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D007223:Infant; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*
D002511:Cephalosporins; D002443:Ceftriaxone