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Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in a Patient with a Phlycten [PDF]

Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma, 2019
A 74-year-old female with diabetes mellitus type 2 was admitted to the emergency department due to fever, severe pain and oedema in her left forearm, with two days of evolution, after she has done gardening, but no clear history of trauma.
Neuza Soares, Ana Parente, Clara Gomes, Rodrigo Pimentel   +3 more
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Emerging Trends in Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome, Japan [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Japan experienced substantial increases in streptococcal toxic shock syndrome and group A Streptococcus pharyngitis after relaxing COVID-19 restrictions in May 2023.
Mugen Ujiie
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Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome caused by Streptococcus suis serotype 2.

PLoS Medicine, 2006
BackgroundStreptococcus suis serotype 2 (S. suis 2, SS2) is a major zoonotic pathogen that causes only sporadic cases of meningitis and sepsis in humans. Most if not all cases of Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) that have been well-documented to
Jiaqi Tang, Changjun Wang, Youjun Feng, Weizhong Yang, Huaidong Song, Zhihai Chen, Hongjie Yu, Xiuzhen Pan, Xiaojun Zhou, Huaru Wang, Bo Wu, Haili Wang, Huamei Zhao, Ying Lin, Jianhua Yue, Zhenqiang Wu, Xiaowei He, Feng Gao, Abdul Hamid Khan, Jian Wang, Guo-Ping Zhao, Yu Wang, Xiaoning Wang, Zhu Chen, George F Gao   +24 more
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A Rare Case of Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome [PDF]

Indian Journal of Neonatal Medicine and Research, 2020
This article reports a case of 16-day-old male baby with features of cellulitis in the diaper area and shock. Blood culture report of baby and high vaginal swab of mother grew Group A Streptococcus (GAS) and the neonate was diagnosed to have ...
Janani Arul, Poornima Kumar, Lalitha Krishnan   +2 more
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[Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome]. [PDF]

Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine, 2002
AbstractPerhaps more noteworthy than the emergence of Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (StrepTSS) is its persistence for a period of more than 15 years in most geographical areas and an actual increase in incidence in some regions. Early diagnosis remains a problem, and aggressive surgery often cannot be avoided. The continuing rates of mortality and
Benu, Dhawan, Srujana, Mohanty, A C, Ammini, D, Dhanwal, B K, Das, Arti, Kapil   +5 more
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Increasing reports of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome from Japan [PDF]

New Microbes and New Infections
Aminath Shiba Ahmed, Kannan Subbaram, Razana Faiz, Zeba Un Naher, Punya Laxmi Manandhar, Sheeza Ali   +5 more
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The role of the host—Neutrophil biology

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Neutrophilic polymorphonuclear leukocytes (neutrophils) are myeloid cells packed with lysosomal granules (hence also called granulocytes) that contain a formidable antimicrobial arsenal. They are terminally differentiated cells that play a critical role in acute and chronic inflammation, as well as in the resolution of inflammation and wound ...
Iain L. C. Chapple, Josefine Hirschfeld, Alpdogan Kantarci, Asaf Wilensky, Lior Shapira   +4 more
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Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome in an adolescent

Медицинский совет, 2022
A  special form of  streptococcal infection is streptococcal toxic shock syndrome  (STS), characterized by rapid development of symptoms and high mortality. Patient O., 14 years old, was taken to the infectious diseases department of OGAUZ DBNo. 1 by the
N. A. Ryzhakova, T. S. Krivonogova, E. V. Golikova, V. A. Zhelev, E. V. Loshkova, A. A. Terentyeva, A. L. Solnyshko, T. V. Vaganova, T. S. Liulka   +8 more
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Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome in the intensive care unit

Annals of Intensive Care, 2018
The streptococcal toxic shock syndrome is a severe complication associated with invasive infections by group A streptococci. In spite of medical progresses in the care of patients with septic shock during the last decades, this condition has remained ...
Marylin Schmitz, Xavier Roux, Benedikt Huttner, Jérôme Pugin   +3 more
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Necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome secondary to varicella in a healthy child [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2014
Varicella is usually considered to be a benign disease in healthy children; however, serious complications can occur such as necrotizing fasciitis and toxic shock syndrome.
Byung Ok Kwak, Min Jung Lee, Hye Won Park, Min Kyung Song, Sochung Chung, Kyo Sun Kim   +5 more
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