Pleural empyema due to group-A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus
Del Castillo Rueda, A.; Recarte García-Andrade, C.; Torres Segovia, F.J.
Anales de Medicina Interna 9(4): 178-180
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0212-7199 PMID: 1581453 Document Number: 401259
We present the case of a parenteral drug addict with pleural overflow (empyema), in which hemolytic Streptococcus group A was isolated. The absence of an early diagnosis and an effective empirical treatment caused the development of septic shock and the patient died in spite of the therapeutical measures implanted in the emergency unit.
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