title: Septic shock associated with Shigella flexneri dysentery.
abstract: Septic shock is a very unusual presentation of Shigella infection. We describe a 3-y-old child who developed severe septic shock and severe encephalopathy during an episode of dysentery caused by Shigella flexneri.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics B, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Avraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beigelman
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leibovitz
authors.forename: Shaul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sofer
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D012763:Shigella flexneri / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome