Group B Streptococcal Toxic Shock-like Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
- Author:
Bo Ra SON
1
;
Kyeong Seob SHIN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Liver cirrhosis; Streptococcus agalactiae; Toxic shock syndrome
- MeSH: Extremities; Fatal Outcome; Humans; Liver Cirrhosis; Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic; Shock; Shock, Septic; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus; Streptococcus agalactiae
- From:Annals of Clinical Microbiology 2014;17(3):91-94
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Toxic shock syndrome is an acute and febrile illness that rapidly progress to shock and multi-organ failure, and it is caused by toxin-producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus species. Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) is usually caused by group A streptococci, but non-group A STSS is rare. In this study, we describe a case of STSS caused by Streptococcus agalactiae(group B streptococci) in a patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis. At arrival in our hospital, the patient had a decreased mental status with hemorrhagic bullae on four extremities, and he progressed to a fatal outcome within 4 days in spite of antibiotic treatment.
