Abstract
The report described here presents a fatal streptococcal toxic shock syndrome secondary to a necrotizing fasciitis of the face in a 3-year-old girl with varicella. Pathogenesis and treatment of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome are discussed below.
MeSH terms
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Chickenpox / complications*
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Chickenpox / microbiology
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Chickenpox / therapy
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Child, Preschool
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Face / microbiology*
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Fasciitis, Necrotizing / complications*
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Fasciitis, Necrotizing / microbiology
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Fasciitis, Necrotizing / therapy
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Humans
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Shock, Septic / drug therapy
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Shock, Septic / microbiology*
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Shock, Septic / surgery
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Shock, Septic / therapy*
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Streptococcus pyogenes* / isolation & purification