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Group A Streptococcal InfectionsGroup A Streptococcal Infections. Infection with Streptococcus pyogenes, a beta-hemolytic bacterium that belongs to Lancefield serogroup A, also known as ...
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Erysipelas in Emergency Medicine... is a skin infection typically caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococci, although other streptococcal groups are occasionally causative agents.
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Scarlet Fever... from the nose, ears, throat, and skin. Scarlet fever may follow streptococcal wound infections or burns, as well as upper respiratory tract ...
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Pediatric Toxic Shock Syndrome... strains of staphylococci (staphylococcal TSS) and streptococci (streptococcal TSS). Both causes are discussed in this article. Todd et al ...
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Toxic Shock Syndrome... multiorgan failure (involving at least 3 or more organ systems), and desquamation, typically of the palms and soles, 1-2 weeks after the onset...soft ...
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Oliguria... of reactive oxygen species) and cell death, with resultant cell desquamation, cast formation, intratubular obstruction, backleak of tubular fluid, ...
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Tonsillitis and Peritonsillar Abscess... in most cases of chronic tonsillitis, with alpha- and beta-hemolytic streptococcal species, S aureus, H influenzae, and Bacteroides species having been ...
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Arcanobacterium Haemolyticum... must be differentiated from the more prevalent pharyngitis caused by streptococcal organisms. A haemolyticum may be missed on routine throat cultures ...
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Vasculitis and Thrombophlebitis... has been associated with serological or microbiological evidence of streptococcal infection in 40% of patients.[3] Childhood PACNS is defined by ...
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Dermatologic Manifestations of Kawasaki Disease...Within a few days after the onset of the eruption, a fine desquamation of the perineal region occurs. (See the second image below.) Media ...