Post-partum streptococcal toxic shock syndrome associated with necrotizing fasciitis
We report a fatal case of post-partum streptococcal toxic shock syndrome in a patient who was previously healthy and had presented to the emergency department with an extensive blistering ecchymotic lesions over her right buttock and thigh associated with severe pain. The pregnancy had been uncompli...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-01-01
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Series: | IDCases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250917300781 |