title: [Case report; A case of overwhelming postsplenectomy infection with purpura fuluminans due to pneumococcal infection].
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kokura Medical Center, Japan.
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyata
authors.forename: Ryuichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Eriko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tsutsumi
authors.forename: Nana
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shiotsuka
authors.forename: Maki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Toshitaka
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mutoh
authors.forename: Makito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takatsuki
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sumii
authors.forename: Taiichiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okajima
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D055665:Purpura Fulminans / Q000209:etiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*; D013156:Splenectomy