Fatal disseminated intravascular coagulation secondary to streptococcal cervicitis.
A case of beta haemolytic Group A streptococcal cervicitis causing disseminated intravascular coagulation, bacteraemic shock, and death in a 57 year old woman is presented.
Paraskevaides
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Tameside General Hospital, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, U.K.
Wilson
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D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes; D002575:Uterine Cervicitis / Q000150:complications*