Thoracic empyema with scarlatiniform rash and acral desquamation: a case report.
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.
Baird
John Scott
JS
Department of Pediatrics, St Vincents Hospital and Medical Center, 3959 Broadway New York, NY, USA.
Sediva
Ivona
I