Sepsis due to an infected pseudocyst of hemophilia: a case report

A 42-year-old Factor-VIII-deficient hemophiliac developed an infected pseudocyst and subsequent clostridial sepsis. Wide surgical debridement and precise medical management provided for survival in this patient's case. The treatment of choice for this rarely encountered problem was radical exci...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical orthopaedics and related research 1989-07, Vol.244 (244), p.254-257
Hauptverfasser:	FERENZ, C. C, TOZZI, J. M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Bone Cysts - complications Bone Cysts - surgery Clostridium Infections - etiology Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases Hemophilia A - complications Humans Ilium - surgery Male Medical sciences Platelet diseases and coagulopathies
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Zusammenfassung:	A 42-year-old Factor-VIII-deficient hemophiliac developed an infected pseudocyst and subsequent clostridial sepsis. Wide surgical debridement and precise medical management provided for survival in this patient's case. The treatment of choice for this rarely encountered problem was radical excisional surgery along with antibiotics and replenishment of all necessary blood products.
ISSN:	0009-921X 1528-1132
DOI:	10.1097/00003086-198907000-00027