Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome presenting as suspected child abuse

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 93-97

  Nields, Henry ^a   Kessler, Stanton C ^a   Boisot, Saskia ^a   Evans, Richard ^a  

^a Office of the Chief Medical Examiner   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Streptococcal exotoxin C; Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; SKIN NECROSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0031939760     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199803000-00018     Document Type: Article

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