Streptococcus suis infection complicated by purpura fulminans and rhabdomyolysis: case report and review.
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.
Tambyah
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Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Kumarasinghe
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Chan
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HL
Lee
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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