Presentation
We present the case of a 42-year-old male, who had previously traveled to an endemic plague area and then presented hyperpyrexia, hypotension, and inflammatory inguinal adenopathy. [rpmesp.ins.gob.pe]
Entire Body System
- Sepsis
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2019.363.4292 Keywords: Plague, Bubonic plague, Septicemic plague, Yersinia pestis, Sepsis Abstract Plague is a re-emerging disease caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis. [rpmesp.ins.gob.pe]
- Fever
[…] cited 2023 Mar. 28];36(3):515-19. vailable from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/4292 Issue Section Case Report Most read articles by the same author(s) Edinson Dante Meregildo-Rodriguez, Miguel Villegas-Chiroque, Jungle yellow fever [rpmesp.ins.gob.pe]
Treatment
An effective combination of antibiotics and intensive treatment was initiated only on the fifth day of illness. The patient went into septic shock, respiratory failure, and death. Plague was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). [rpmesp.ins.gob.pe]