Fatal case of Capnocytophaga sepsis from a dog bite in a patient with splenic hypoplasia.
Natsuki KondoYosuke MatsumuraTakuya SugiyamaMasaya MiyaharaAi ImamuraYuki KasaharaHideaki NagashimaNoriyuki HanaokaNaohiko FujiyoshiShin InabaPublished in: Acute medicine & surgery (2023)
from dog bites may cause fatal AIPF. Splenic hypoplasia and bite wounds in well-perfused areas such as the oral cavity are possible risk factors for sepsis. All dog bites should warrant medical attention.