Bullous impetigo: A rare presentation in fulminant streptococcal toxic shock syndrome

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 318-320

  Lin, Jainn Jim ^a   Wu, Chang Teng ^a,b   Hsia, Shao Hsuan ^a   Chiu, Cheng Hsun ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bullous impetigo; Group A streptococcus; Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; VANCOMYCIN; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; IMPETIGO BULLOSA; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; THERAPY EFFECT; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; COLLOIDS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPETIGO; INFANT; PLASMA; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VANCOMYCIN; VITAMIN K;

EID: 34249074864     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000270166.62991.8c     Document Type: Article

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