Fatal group A streptococcal meningitis and toxic shock-like syndrome: case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A previously healthy 8-year-old girl presented with flu-like symptoms, developed toxic shock-like syndrome, and died within 48 hours. At autopsy she was found to have purulent meningitis. The group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus isolated from her CSF was a member of clone ET 2. This strain produced a variant form of streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin A (SPEA 2) that has recently been associated with widespread toxic shock-like syndrome.
Medical subject headings
- Meningitis, Bacterial
- Shock, Septic
- Streptococcal Infections
- Streptococcus pyogenes