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Streptococcal sex syndrome: a curious association between sex and cellulitis
Women undergoing pelvic lymphadenectomy and radiation therapy for gynaecological cancer are prone to acute and often recurrent cellulitis as a consequence of compromised lymphatic circulation. Vaginal intercourse can trigger the infection, a condition named streptococcal sex syndrome (SSS). We repor...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6104586/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30140726 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2018.08.003 |
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author | Santos, Mário Bruno Soares, Rita Félix Basto, Filipe |
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description | Women undergoing pelvic lymphadenectomy and radiation therapy for gynaecological cancer are prone to acute and often recurrent cellulitis as a consequence of compromised lymphatic circulation. Vaginal intercourse can trigger the infection, a condition named streptococcal sex syndrome (SSS). We report a 63-year old female patient with a history of pelvic lymphadenectomy and radiation therapy for gynaecological cancer. She presented to the obstetrics/gynaecology department for vaginal haemorrhage during sexual intercourse the day before. Gynaecological examination was unremarkable but she was febrile and presented inflammatory signs on the abdomen and lower left limb. The diagnostic workup suggested cellulitis and intravenous antibiotics were initiated, with complete recovery. Blood cultures were positive for Streptococcus mitis/oralis. One month later, the infection recurred at the same location, promptly after sexual intercourse. |
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spelling | pubmed-61045862018-08-23 Streptococcal sex syndrome: a curious association between sex and cellulitis Santos, Mário Bruno Soares, Rita Félix Basto, Filipe Gynecol Oncol Rep Case Report Women undergoing pelvic lymphadenectomy and radiation therapy for gynaecological cancer are prone to acute and often recurrent cellulitis as a consequence of compromised lymphatic circulation. Vaginal intercourse can trigger the infection, a condition named streptococcal sex syndrome (SSS). We report a 63-year old female patient with a history of pelvic lymphadenectomy and radiation therapy for gynaecological cancer. She presented to the obstetrics/gynaecology department for vaginal haemorrhage during sexual intercourse the day before. Gynaecological examination was unremarkable but she was febrile and presented inflammatory signs on the abdomen and lower left limb. The diagnostic workup suggested cellulitis and intravenous antibiotics were initiated, with complete recovery. Blood cultures were positive for Streptococcus mitis/oralis. One month later, the infection recurred at the same location, promptly after sexual intercourse. Elsevier 2018-08-13 /pmc/articles/PMC6104586/ /pubmed/30140726 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2018.08.003 Text en © 2018 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Santos, Mário Bruno Soares, Rita Félix Basto, Filipe Streptococcal sex syndrome: a curious association between sex and cellulitis |
title | Streptococcal sex syndrome: a curious association between sex and cellulitis |
title_full | Streptococcal sex syndrome: a curious association between sex and cellulitis |
title_fullStr | Streptococcal sex syndrome: a curious association between sex and cellulitis |
title_full_unstemmed | Streptococcal sex syndrome: a curious association between sex and cellulitis |
title_short | Streptococcal sex syndrome: a curious association between sex and cellulitis |
title_sort | streptococcal sex syndrome: a curious association between sex and cellulitis |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6104586/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30140726 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2018.08.003 |
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