title: Capnocytophaga canimorsus sepsis with associated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
abstract: Capnocytophaga canimorsus, a bacterium commonly transmitted via dog bites, is known to cause sepsis in immunocompromised patients. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and hemolytic uremic syndrome are rare complications of infection. The authors present a case of C canimorsus sepsis and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in an asplenic patient and review the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA. Andrew.Ma@cshs.org
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Matthew Bidwell
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Goetz
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000150:complications*