Primary peritonitis caused by group A b-hemolytic streptococcus

Autor: Auškalnis, Stasys, Boguševičius, Algirdas, Maleckas, Almantas, Butrimavičius, Stasys-Jonas, Toker, Igoris
Jazyk: litevština
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Medicina, 2004, t. 40, Nr. 10, p. 969-974
ISSN: 1010-660X
Popis: A rare case of primary peritonitis caused by group A β-hemolytic streptococcus in previously healthy woman is presented. The entry site of infection was tonsillitis. Infection was complicated by soft-tissue infection of abdominal and thoracic wall, associated with toxic shock. Streptococcus growth was obtained in the cultures from the tonsils and blood. The patient underwent surgery: laparoscopy, laparotomy and multiple incisions in the phlegmon site. The lasting administration of penicillin caused recovery.
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