Pyomyositis secondary to chickenpox
| Autor: | Dhruv Rastogi, Alka Thakur |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Chickenpox Pyomyositis Streptococcus business.industry Osteomyelitis Infant Necrotising fasciitis medicine.disease_cause medicine.disease Dermatology Weight bear Surgery Images in Paedriatrics Recurrent fever Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Humans Female business Myositis Ultrasonography |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Disease in Childhood. 92:871-871 |
| ISSN: | 1468-2044 0003-9888 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/adc.2007.124545 |
| Popis: | Necrotising fasciitis and osteomyelitis are uncommon but life threatening complications of chickenpox, particularly in otherwise healthy infants. These diseases are usually caused by group A β-haemolytic streptococcus (GABHS) and Staphylococcus aureus .1 Presenting clinical features may be continuous or recurrent fevers, localised redness and swelling, refusal to weight bear or shock. Pyomyositis, … |
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