title: Streptococcus suis infection complicated by purpura fulminans and rhabdomyolysis: case report and review.
abstract: Streptococcus suis infection, an important zoonotic occupational disease in humans, is associated with meningitis, arthritis, and perceptive deafness. We report a case of severe S. suis infection in a previously healthy man who developed purpura fulminans and rhabdomyolysis, complications not previously reported with this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Tambyah
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kumarasinghe
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: K O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000150:complications*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D017011:Streptococcus suis / Q000302:isolation & purification