HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B (Hib)



Haemophilus Influenzae image 1

This infant has severe vasculitis with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and gangrene of the hand, secondary to Haemophilus Influenzae Type B Septicemia. This was before the availability of the Hib vaccine.

--Image Courtesy of: Visual Red Book on CD-ROM --
--(2000 Red Book: 25th Edition, Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases)--



Haemophilus Influenzae Type B image 2

This child has a swollen face due to Hib infection. The tissue under the skin covering the jaw and cheek is infected and the infection is spreading into her face. Complications of Hib infection include brain damage, seizures, paralysis, hearing loss, and death.

--Image Courtesy of Children’s Immunization Project, St. Paul, MN--



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