Streptococcus pyogenes pyomyositis.
Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus pyomyositis continues to be an uncommon disease. We present a case of a 7-year-old boy with an M protein type 1, streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin A and B, Streptococcus pyogenes pyomyositis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.
Zervas
Sophia J
SJ
Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, CT, USA.
Zemel
Lawrence S
LS
Romness
Mark J
MJ
Kaplan
Edward L
EL
Salazar
Juan C
JC
D000906:Antibodies / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003646:Debridement; D004487:Edema; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009336:Necrosis; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000906:Antibodies