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Streptococcal toxic-shock syndrome due to Streptococcus dysgalactiaesubspecies equisimilis in breast cancer-related lymphedema: a case report

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer-related lymphedema often causes cellulitis and is one of the most common complications after breast cancer surgery. Streptococci are the major pathogens underlying such cellulitis. Among the streptococci, the importance of the Lancefield groups C and G is underappreciated;...

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Autores principales: Sumazaki, Makoto, Saito, Fumi, Ogata, Hideaki, Yoshida, Miho, Kubota, Yorichika, Magoshi, Syunsuke, Kaneko, Hironori
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5512883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28705211
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-017-1350-z