A 44-Year-Old Female With Overwhelming Sepsis

A 44-Year-Old Female With Overwhelming Sepsis

“…To the Editor-The case presented as a photo quiz by Meléndez-Carmona et al is described as fatal pneumococcal sepsis presenting as purpura fulminans in a previously healthy asplenic 44 year-old woman [1,2]. But it can also be considered as isolated congenital asplenia (ICA).…”

“…To the Editor-We report supplemental findings incorporating Toxoplasma gondii serology results from our study of risk factors for Toxocara seropositivity in the United States [1] using stored serum samples collected from the National…”