[Streptococcus pyogenes endocarditis following varicella: a case report].
Although varicella is most often a benign and self-limited disease of childhood, it can be associated with a variety of serious and potential lethal complications. Especially, the incidence of severe infectious complications caused by group A streptococci has been increasing over the last years. We report the case of a previously healthy young boy with an aortic bicuspidy who developed a varicella complicated by endocarditis due to group A streptococcus, and a haemophagocytic syndrome. A favorable outcome was obtained after an early valvular replacement and 6 weeks of intravenous antibiotics.
Merlin
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Unité d'oncohématologie pédiatrique, Hôtel-Dieu, boulevard Léon-Malfreyt, 63058 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Souteyrand
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Dauphin
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Lusson
R J
RJ
De Riberolles
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Poirier
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Foulon
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Stéphan
J L
JL
D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes