| A Case of Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome Caused by Group A Streptococcus Pneumonia |
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Sung-Jun Ko, Nakwon Kwak, Joo Hae Kim, Won Bae, Hayoun Lee, Yeon Wook Kim, Ho Il Yoon |
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Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea |
| 그룹 A 연쇄구균 폐렴에 동반된 독성쇼크증후군 1예 |
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고성준, 곽낙원, 김주혜, 배원, 이하연, 김연욱, 윤호일 |
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서울대학교 의과대학 분당서울대학교병원 호흡기내과 |
Correspondence:
Ho Il Yoon, Tel: +82-31-787-7036, Fax: +82-31-787-4052, Email: dextro70@gmail.com
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Received: 11 June 2014 • Revised: 14 August 2014 • Accepted: 3 September 2014 |
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| Abstract |
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Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is characterized clinically by shock and multiple organ failure, combined with invasive group A streptococcus (GAS) infection. Invasive GAS infection declined with the introduction of modern antibiotics, but has recently arisen again globally with severe presentations like TSS. Cases of streptococcal TSS have been reported in Korea since the 1990s and its prevalence may increase. We report the first case of GAS pneumonia initially presenting as streptococcal TSS, as a warning that this potentially fatal illness requires an early diagnosis and prompt treatment when patients with pneumonia develop shock and multiple organ failure. |
| Key Words:
Toxic shock syndrome; Pneumonia; Streptococcus pyogenes |
| 주제어:
연쇄구균 독성쇼크증후군; 폐렴; 화농연쇄구균 |
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