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Case report

Group B Streptococcal Toxic Shock-like Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Bo Ra Son, Kyeong Seob Shin

Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea

Corresponding to Kyeong Seob Shin, E-mail: ksshin@chungbuk.ac.kr

Ann Clin Microbiol 2014;17(3):91-94. https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2014.17.3.91
Copyright © Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology.

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. (Ann Clin Microbiol 2014;17:91-94)

Keywords

Liver cirrhosis, Streptococcus agalactiae, Toxic shock syndrome