[Pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. Report of one case]

Rev Med Chil. 2010 Jul;138(7):847-51. doi: 10.4067/s0034-98872010000700009.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We report a 58-year-old female presenting with fever and vomiting. The initial laboratory examination disclosed two blood cultures that were positive for Streptococcus Pyogenes. An abdominal CAT scan showed a right basal pneumonia. The patient was treated with antimicrobials and discharged with oral cefadroxil for 21 days. One month after discharge she was asymptomatic and with a normal C reactive protein. Pneumonia is an important differential diagnosis in unknown origin bacteremia caused by Streptococcus Pyogenes. It may have a fulminant evolution and may complicate with abscess and empyema.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / pathology
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification*