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  • Title: [Multiorgan failure and peripheral gangrene following a superficial dog bite].
    Author: Hermann CK, Hansen PB.
    Journal: Ugeskr Laeger; 1998 Aug 17; 160(34):4907-8. PubMed ID: 9741264.
    Abstract:
    One case of life-threatening disease caused by the gram-negative rod Capnocytophaga canimorsus and a similar case without verification are presented. The severe diseases developed two to three days after a superficial dog bite and were characterized by acute development of septicaemia and fulminant disseminated intravascular coagulation syndrome. Moreover, the cases were complicated by renal failure, respiratory insufficiency and peripheral gangrene.
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