Postanginal sepsis with dysphagia

We have described a 10-year-old girl who had dysphagia followed abruptly by arthritis. Streptococcus pyogenes was identified as the pathogen by fasciotomy with bone biopsy, and a tonsillar fluid collection confirmed the diagnosis of postanginal sepsis. The patient was cured by a 6-week course of par...

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Published inSouthern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Vol. 84; no. 3; p. 385
Main Authors Sinnott, 4th, J T, Albers, S E, Holt, D A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1991
Subjects
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Arthritis - etiology
Child
Deglutition Disorders - etiology
Female
Humans
Osteomyelitis - drug therapy
Osteomyelitis - microbiology
Pharyngitis - complications
Sepsis - complications
Streptococcal Infections - complications
Streptococcus pyogenes
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Summary:We have described a 10-year-old girl who had dysphagia followed abruptly by arthritis. Streptococcus pyogenes was identified as the pathogen by fasciotomy with bone biopsy, and a tonsillar fluid collection confirmed the diagnosis of postanginal sepsis. The patient was cured by a 6-week course of parenteral antibiotics.
ISSN:0038-4348