Capnocytophaga sepsis causing purpura fulminans in a 50-year-old man with chronic opioid use
Christopher Hogge, Miriam Holzman, Sahiba Khurana and 4 more
IDCases · 2022
doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01505 (opens in a new tab)
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Abstract
We present a case of polymicrobial sepsis with Capnocytophaga spp. complicated by purpura fulminans following a dog-bite in a 50-year-old-man with an extensive history of opioid use disorder. Generally, severe Capnocytophaga cases are thought to occur in patients with underlying immune deficiencies. However, this case highlights the importance of maintaining clinical suspicion for Capnocytophaga infection in immunocompetent patients, and we discuss the role of chronic opioid-use in severe infection.
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