Group A streptococcal infection of an intramuscular venous malformation: A case report and review of the literature

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 839-841

  Russell, Scott ^a,d   Watts, Raymond G ^b   Royal, Stuart A ^b   Barnhart, Douglas C ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MSC 566 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Group A streptococcal infection; Hemangioma; Phleboliths; Venous malformation

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; IBUPROFEN; NARCOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOPSY; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; EMERGENCY CARE; FEVER; GAIT; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HEMANGIOMA; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMUSCULAR VENOUS MALFORMATION; LEG PAIN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SWELLING; THIGH; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VEIN MALFORMATION; WALKING; ANGIOSARCOMA; CALCINOSIS; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG COMBINATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MUSCLE TUMOR; MYOSITIS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VASCULARIZATION;

BIOPSY; CALCINOSIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINDAMYCIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEVER; HEMANGIOMA, CAVERNOUS; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE NEOPLASMS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSITIS; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 63149181618     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31819080cd     Document Type: Article

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