title: Group A streptococcal panniculitis.
abstract: Infectious panniculitis caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus is rare, especially in immunocompetent patients. Its clinical presentation is usually nonspecific, but skin biopsy may provide information on the source. We describe the case of a previously healthy 2-year-old girl who presented with fever, tachycardia, and diffuse erythematous skin nodule; biopsy revealed a deep lobular neutrophilic panniculitis with gram-positive bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Villaseñor-Park
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Noel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zuckerbraun
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gehris
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015434:Panniculitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*