Unique Case of Disseminated Plague With Multifocal Osteomyelitis | Zendy

Leidy Tovar Padua | Zendy; Amanda Kamali | Zendy; Hannah Kim | Zendy; Nicole M. Green | Zendy; Rachel Civen | Zendy; Benjamin Schwartz | Zendy; Paul Krogstad | Zendy; Jaime Deville | Zendy; Nava Yeganeh | Zendy; Debra J. Lugo | Zendy; Amira Baker | Zendy; Priya Soni | Zendy; Catherine Cho | Zendy; Natalia Svircic | Zendy; Sarah Dry | Zendy; Leanne L. Seeger | Zendy; J. Lloyd | Zendy; Grace Deukmedjian | Zendy; Richard Bowen | Zendy; Gillian Hale | Zendy; Sherif R. Zaki | Zendy; Paul S. Mead | Zendy; Karin NielsenSaines | Zendy

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Unique Case of Disseminated Plague With Multifocal Osteomyelitis

Author(s) -

Leidy Tovar Padua,

Amanda Kamali,

Hannah Kim,

Nicole M. Green,

Rachel Civen,

Benjamin Schwartz,

Paul Krogstad,

Jaime Deville,

Nava Yeganeh,

Debra J. Lugo,

Amira Baker,

Priya Soni,

Catherine Cho,

Natalia Svircic,

Sarah Dry,

Leanne L. Seeger,

J. Lloyd,

Grace Deukmedjian,

Richard Bowen,

Gillian Hale,

Sherif R. Zaki,

Paul S. Mead,

Karin NielsenSaines

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2048-7207

pISSN - 2048-7193

DOI - 10.1093/jpids/pix007

Subject(s) - plague (disease) , yersinia pestis , medicine , osteomyelitis , virology , immunology , pathology , virulence , biology , biochemistry , gene

Plague is a disease caused by Yersinia pestis. Septicemic and pneumonic plague have a high mortality rate if untreated. Here we describe the challenges of accurately diagnosing a nonfatal pediatric case of septicemic plague with involvement of multiple organs; to our knowledge, the first documented case of multifocal plague osteomyelitis.

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