Streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome in a post-myomectomy patient.
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We report on a healthy 34-year-old woman who received an elective myomectomy for uterine fibroid, and postoperatively developed fatal streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome. We discuss the series of events that led to this life-threatening disease and its pathophysiology, and suggest areas in which management might have been improved.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi
دوره 4 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998