Streptococcus pyogenes pyomyositis

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2002 Feb;21(2):166-8. doi: 10.1097/00006454-200202000-00017.

Abstract

Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus pyomyositis continues to be an uncommon disease. We present a case of a 7-year-old boy with an M protein type 1, streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin A and B, Streptococcus pyogenes pyomyositis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Debridement
  • Edema
  • Humans
  • Leg / pathology
  • Male
  • Myositis / microbiology*
  • Myositis / pathology
  • Myositis / surgery
  • Necrosis
  • Streptococcal Infections / complications*
  • Streptococcal Infections / pathology
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / pathogenicity*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antibodies