Group A Streptococcus pleuropneumonia associated with toxic shock syndrome in a 64-year-old woman

BMJ Case Rep. 2019 May 8;12(5):e228369. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228369.

Authors

Philippe Imamdad¹, Patrick Miailhes¹, Alexie Bosch¹, Tristan Ferry¹

Affiliation

¹ Infectious Diseases Department, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.

No abstract available

Keywords: infections; infectious diseases; pneumonia (infectious disease); primary care; pulmonary emphysema.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Administration, Intravenous
Amoxicillin / administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Clindamycin / administration & dosage
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Pleuropneumonia / diagnostic imaging
Pleuropneumonia / etiology*
Shock, Septic / diagnosis
Shock, Septic / etiology*
Streptococcal Infections / complications*
Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Clindamycin
Amoxicillin