Streptococcus suis infection complicated by purpura fulminans and rhabdomyolysis: case report and review

Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Apr;24(4):710-2. doi: 10.1093/clind/24.4.710.

Abstract

Streptococcus suis infection, an important zoonotic occupational disease in humans, is associated with meningitis, arthritis, and perceptive deafness. We report a case of severe S. suis infection in a previously healthy man who developed purpura fulminans and rhabdomyolysis, complications not previously reported with this disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • IgA Vasculitis / complications*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rhabdomyolysis / complications*
  • Streptococcal Infections / complications*
  • Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Streptococcal Infections / physiopathology
  • Streptococcal Infections / therapy
  • Streptococcus suis / isolation & purification