Clinical case presentation: life threatening Group A sepsis secondary to HyCoSy

Hysterosalpingo contrast sonography (HyCoSy) is a commonly performed procedure in the investigation of infertility. Infection is an uncommon complication of this procedure. Should it occur, it is generally mild and amenable to outpatient treatment with oral antibiotics. We present a case of an immun...

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Autores principales: Rodgers, Rachael, Ludlow, Joanne, Gee, Alison, Ramsay, Philippa, Benness, Christopher
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5024949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28191223
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2205-0140.2014.tb00029.x
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Sumario:Hysterosalpingo contrast sonography (HyCoSy) is a commonly performed procedure in the investigation of infertility. Infection is an uncommon complication of this procedure. Should it occur, it is generally mild and amenable to outpatient treatment with oral antibiotics. We present a case of an immunosuppressed woman who underwent HyCoSy for investigation of secondary infertility and developed life‐threatening sepsis with Group A streptococcus.

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