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Streptococcal myositis.

Archives of internal medicine ·Vol. 145 ·No. 6 ·1985-06-00 ·Pages 1020-3

Adams EM, Gudmundsson S, Yocum DE, Haselby RC, Craig WA, Sundstrom WR

Abstract

Two patients had streptococcal myositis. Both patients developed extensive muscle necrosis and overwhelming sepsis after trivial skin trauma. Death occurred within 48 hours of hospital admission despite aggressive surgical and medical treatment. Review of the literature is included to highlight the fulminant nature of this unusual infection and to contrast streptococcal myositis with other soft-tissue streptococcal infections.

MeSH Terms

Adult Arm Autopsy Female Humans Leg Male Middle Aged Mouth Diseases/complications Muscles/microbiology,pathology Myositis/etiology,microbiology,pathology Necrosis Skin/injuries Streptococcal Infections/etiology,microbiology,pathology Streptococcus pyogenes/isolation & purification Ulcer/complications

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Adams E M

Gudmundsson S

Yocum D E

Haselby R C

Craig W A

Sundstrom W R

Article Info

Journal

Archives of internal medicine

Abbr.

Arch Intern Med

ISSN

0003-9926

Published

1985-06-00

Pages

1020-3

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0372440

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