[The streptococcal and staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome. Comments on 4 cases]

Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi. 1995 Jul-Dec;99(3-4):231-4.
[Article in Romanian]

Abstract

Between 1989 and 1995 in the Hospital of Infectious Diseases from Iaşi have been diagnoses 4 cases of streptococcal/staphylococcal toxic syndrome. Three patients have been grown up and one child. Two of them were immunocompromised hosts (cirrhosis, lung tuberculosis, alcoholism). The gate of entry was cutaneous in 3 cases and probably mucous in the 4th case. The clinical symptoms were fever, generalized erythematous rush followed by desquamation, low arterial pressure with oliguria, tachycardia, jaundice moderate, elevated ALAT. The bacteriological diagnosis was confirmed by isolating the pathogen agent from the erysipelatous placard and from blood culture. The evolution of the illness was nefavourable in 2 cases. The cause of the death was the MSOF (multiple systemic organic failure).

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Male
  • Shock, Septic / diagnosis*
  • Shock, Septic / immunology
  • Shock, Septic / therapy
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / immunology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / therapy
  • Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Streptococcal Infections / immunology
  • Streptococcal Infections / therapy
  • Streptococcus pyogenes*