title: Thoracic empyema with scarlatiniform rash and acral desquamation: a case report.
abstract: A 5 year old girl with thoracic empyema developed a scarlatiniform rash and acral desquamation. Cultures from blood, throat, and pleural fluid all grew Streptococcus pyogenes, a common etiologic agent of pediatric thoracic empyema. The presence of a scarlatiniform rash and acral desquamation in children with a thoracic empyema may help identify the causative organism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, St Vincents Hospital and Medical Center, 3959 Broadway New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: John Scott
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Baird
authors.forename: Ivona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sediva