Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome: Report of Two Cases.
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Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome: report of two cases.
Two Japanese cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) are reported. The first patient was a 45-year-old male who developed necrotizing fasciitis and myositis of the left thigh, refractory hypotension, hepatic dysfunction and acute renal failure; the patient died despite treatment. Streptococcus pyogenes was isolated from the inflamed fascia. The second patient was a 69-year-old female...
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.34.643