OVERWHELMING PNEUMOCCOCCAL SEPSIS IN 2 PATIENTS SPLENECTOMIZED MORE THAN 10 YEARS PREVIOUSLY

Authors
HASSAN ISA SNOW MH ONG ELC
Citation
Isa. Hassan et al., OVERWHELMING PNEUMOCCOCCAL SEPSIS IN 2 PATIENTS SPLENECTOMIZED MORE THAN 10 YEARS PREVIOUSLY, Scottish Medical Journal, 41(1), 1996, pp. 17-19
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Scottish Medical Journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00369330
Volume
41
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
17 - 19
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-9330(1996)41:1<17:OPSI2P>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Asplenic individuals ave known to be at a higher risk of developing se rious and occasionally fatal sepsis. Prophylactic measures ave general ly recommended for the first few years post-splenectomy. We report two cases of severe Pneumococcal Sepsis occuring more than 10 years post- splenectomy leading to prolonged hospitalisation and long term morbidi ty and suggest that Prophylactic Penicillin should be taken life-long.