Numerous eruptive lesions of panniculitis associated with group A streptococcus bacteremia in an immunocompetent child

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 430-433

  Pao, William ^a   Duncan, Karynne O ^a   Bolognia, Jean L ^a   Carroll, Carolyn B ^a   Hotez, Peter J ^a   Bessen, Debra E ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PANNICULITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031719063     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514685     Document Type: Article

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