[Pleural empyema due to group-A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus].
We present the case of a parenteral drug addict with pleural overflow (empyema), in which hemolytic Streptococcus group A was isolated. The absence of an early diagnosis and an effective empirical treatment caused the development of septic shock and the patient died in spite of the therapeutical measures implanted in the emergency unit.
del Castillo Rueda
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Sección de Medicina de Urgencia, Hospital General Gregorio Marañón, Madrid.
Recarte García-Andrade
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Torres Segovia
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D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications
Empiema pleural por streptococcus beta-hemolítico grupo A.