Opioid Dependent Malingerer with Self-Induced Sepsis

Kelly A. Kesler; Mark I. Langdorf; Michael J. Burns

doi:10.5811/westjem.2016.9.31515

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine (Nov 2016)

Opioid Dependent Malingerer with Self-Induced Sepsis

Kelly A. Kesler,
Mark I. Langdorf,
Michael J. Burns

Affiliations

Kelly A. Kesler: University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Irvine, California
Mark I. Langdorf: University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Irvine, California
Michael J. Burns: University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Irvine, California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2016.9.31515
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17, no. 6
pp. 798 – 800

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A 21-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department (ED) with severe sepsis. Both the mechanism of infection and organisms discovered were unusual.

Published in Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1936-900X (Print); 1936-9018 (Online)
Publisher: eScholarship Publishing, University of California
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
Website: http://escholarship.org/uc/uciem_westjem

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