Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Pediatric Patient Caused by Lancefield Group G Streptococcus: Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature

We report a case of necrotizing fasciitis with an accompanying toxic shock syndrome caused by Group G Streptococcus in a pediatric patient with a lymphatic malformation. Pediatricians need to be aware of the possibility of such infections, especially in those with vascular/lymphatic malformations, a...

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Autores principales: Rausch, John, Foca, Marc
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3254238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22242030
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/671365
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spelling pubmed-32542382012-01-12 Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Pediatric Patient Caused by Lancefield Group G Streptococcus: Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature Rausch, John Foca, Marc Case Rep Med Case Report We report a case of necrotizing fasciitis with an accompanying toxic shock syndrome caused by Group G Streptococcus in a pediatric patient with a lymphatic malformation. Pediatricians need to be aware of the possibility of such infections, especially in those with vascular/lymphatic malformations, as early treatment is critical for survival. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011 2011-12-27 /pmc/articles/PMC3254238/ /pubmed/22242030 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/671365 Text en Copyright © 2011 J. Rausch and M. Foca. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Pediatric Patient Caused by Lancefield Group G Streptococcus: Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature
title_fullStr Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Pediatric Patient Caused by Lancefield Group G Streptococcus: Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Pediatric Patient Caused by Lancefield Group G Streptococcus: Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature
title_short Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Pediatric Patient Caused by Lancefield Group G Streptococcus: Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature
title_sort necrotizing fasciitis in a pediatric patient caused by lancefield group g streptococcus: case report and brief review of the literature
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22242030
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