Initially unrecognised group A streptococcal pelvic inflammatory disease in a postmenopausal woman

I J E Kouijzer; F N Polderman; E M Bekers; P H C J Bloks; P M Schneeberger; C P C de Jager

Initially unrecognised group A streptococcal pelvic inflammatory disease in a postmenopausal woman

Neth J Med. 2014 Nov;72(9):494-6.

Authors

I J E Kouijzer¹, F N Polderman, E M Bekers, P H C J Bloks, P M Schneeberger, C P C de Jager

Affiliation

¹ Departments of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, Den Bosch, the Netherlands.

PMID: 25431396

Abstract

Invasive group A streptococcal infection is a severe disease with high mortality. Invasive group A streptococcal infection may arise after pelvic inflammatory disease. Pelvic inflammatory disease in postmenopausal women is rare. Here, we report a unique case of a postmenopausal woman with fatal invasive group A streptococcal infection due to pelvic inflammatory disease and an extraordinary course of diagnosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Fasciitis, Necrotizing / diagnosis*
Fasciitis, Necrotizing / microbiology
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Male
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / microbiology*
Postmenopause
Shock, Septic / microbiology*
Streptococcal Infections / complications*
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Streptococcus pyogenes*