Importance of vaccination for disease prevention in post-splenectomy patients.
adult intensive care
infectious diseases
rehabilitation medicine
surgery
vaccination/immunisation
Journal
BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 Oct 2021
08 Oct 2021
Historique:
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2021
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2021
medline:
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2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
A fit middle aged man presented to the emergency department with headache, myalgia, vomiting, fever and rigours. He was hypotensive with mottled peripheries, tachycardic and dyspnoeic. The only significant medical history noted was an emergency splenectomy 30 years previously following a road traffic accident. The patient had been on prophylactic antibiotics initially and was vaccinated in line with recommendations at the time following splenectomy with no significant health issues in the intervening years. The patient was treated empirically for septic shock and meningitis based on presentation and admitted to the intensive care unit for pressor support and subsequently required intubation and ventilation. Investigations revealed bilateral pneumonia.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34625437
pii: 14/10/e243283
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-243283
pmc: PMC8504173
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Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Informations de copyright
© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.
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