Streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome"--a rare complication of pyogenic skin infections
Willis, S.; Schippers, E.; Schumpelick, V.
Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie. Supplement. Kongressband. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Kongress 114: 550-552
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0942-2854 PMID: 9574204 Document Number: 471446
In recent years there is an increasing incidence of streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome in otherwise healthy adults. It is characterized by feaver, rash, hypotension and early shock with consecutive organ failure and a mortality rate of about 30%. Only early, aggressive and repeated surgical debridement can reduce the bacterial load and decrease circulating exotoxins and thereby in combination with antibiotic therapy decrease the high mortality of this entity.