| A Case of Streptococcal Toxic Shock Like
Syndrome with Pleural Effusion |
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Jinyoung Song, Keunha Ji, Heeseuk Kim, Jungwoo Rhoo, Dongwook Kim, Jongkook Lee |
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Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inje University, Ilsanpaik Hospital, Ilsan, Korea |
| 늑막삼출을 동반한 Streptococcal Toxic Shock Like Syndrome 1례 |
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송진영, 지근하, 김희석, 류정우, 김동욱, 이종국 |
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인제대학교 일산백병원 소아과 |
Correspondence:
Jinyoung Song, Email: amyiy@ilsanpaik.ac.kr
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| Abstract |
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Streptococcal toxic shock like syndrome is a rapidly progressive and a fatal disease like staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome. In spite of the wide expansion and development of potent antibiotics, streptococcal infection still threatens human being. Recently we experienced a patient with toxic shock like syndrome who was suffered from fever and neck pain with rapid progression to hypotension and multiorgan failure. Streptococcus pyogenes was proven in his throat culture which was done on admission. Pleural effusion and suspicious carditis with aortic and mitral valve regurgitation were examined on the third hospital day. He was treated successfully with antibiotics but we wanted to emphasize potentially fatal streptococcal toxic shock like syndrome in pediatric patients. |
| Key Words:
Toxic shock like syndrome, Streptococcus pyogenes, Pleural effusion, Carditis |
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