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*Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) | *Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) | ||
*Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) | *Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Assistant Editors-In-Chief: Esther Lee, M.A.
Overview
If plague patients are not given specific antibiotic therapy, the disease can progress rapidly to death. About 14% (1 in 7) of all plague cases in the United States are fatal.
Prognosis
Despite being a treatable disease, plague is still associated with a high case fatality rate, often attributable to late recognition and inappropriate antibiotic therapy. Untreated bubonic plague has a case fatality of rate 50-60%, with proper identification and prompt treatment the case fatality decreases to around 7%.[1] Untreated septicemia or pneumonic plague is almost universally fatal if untreated early on. Even with proper therapy the latter may lead to mortality rates as high as 50%. [2]
Complications
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* Black death: Gangrene of distal upper and lower extremities and tip of the nose due to small vessel thrombosis
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References
- ↑ "Human plague: review of regional morbidity and mortality, 2004-2009". Wkly Epidemiol Rec. 85 (6): 40–5. 2009. PMID 20151494.
- ↑ Dennis DT, Mead PS. Yersinia species, including plague. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier Churchill-Livingstone; 2009:chap 229.
- ↑ Koirala J (2006). "Plague: disease, management, and recognition of act of terrorism". Infect Dis Clin North Am. 20 (2): 273–87, viii. doi:10.1016/j.idc.2006.02.004. PMID 16762739.