RECOMBINANT TISSUE-PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR IN THE TREATMENT OF FULMINANT MENINGOCOCCAL SEPTICEMIA

Authors
WINTER K NOPPENEY C THOM G RUNGE K
Citation
K. Winter et al., RECOMBINANT TISSUE-PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR IN THE TREATMENT OF FULMINANT MENINGOCOCCAL SEPTICEMIA, Klinische Padiatrie, 209(6), 1997, pp. 380-383
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Klinische Padiatrie → ACNP
ISSN journal
03008630
Volume
209
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
380 - 383
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-8630(1997)209:6<380:RTAITT>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
This article reports about a young boy with fulminant meningococcal se pticemia. Conventional treatment with antibiotics, intensive care and hemostatic drugs hold up vital functions. Because of extensive purpura fulminans with skin necrosis recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) was used. Under this therapy clinical improvement was observe d.