Fulminant group B Streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with undiagnosed malignancy: a case report
Group A Streptococcus is well established as the most common pathogen causing necrotizing fasciitis. In contrast, Group B Streptococcus (GBS, or Streptococcus agalactiae) is a rare cause of necrotizing fasciitis, particularly in adults. We present the case of a patient who developed a fulminant case...
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| description | Group A Streptococcus is well established as the most common pathogen causing necrotizing fasciitis. In contrast, Group B Streptococcus (GBS, or Streptococcus agalactiae) is a rare cause of necrotizing fasciitis, particularly in adults. We present the case of a patient who developed a fulminant case of GBS necrotizing fasciitis on a backdrop of a previously undiagnosed malignancy, and review the relevant literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9f2cc5568a72439fb8f8e0dabed8789b2022-12-21T22:45:23ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092020-01-0119Fulminant group B Streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with undiagnosed malignancy: a case reportSophia Collis0Scott Hoskinson1Brown University Class of 2020, Providence, RI, United States; Corresponding author.Division of Infectious Disease, Hawaii Permanente Medical Group/Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Region, Wailuku, HI, United StatesGroup A Streptococcus is well established as the most common pathogen causing necrotizing fasciitis. In contrast, Group B Streptococcus (GBS, or Streptococcus agalactiae) is a rare cause of necrotizing fasciitis, particularly in adults. We present the case of a patient who developed a fulminant case of GBS necrotizing fasciitis on a backdrop of a previously undiagnosed malignancy, and review the relevant literature.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221425091930294X |
| spellingShingle | Sophia Collis Scott Hoskinson Fulminant group B Streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with undiagnosed malignancy: a case report IDCases |
| title | Fulminant group B Streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with undiagnosed malignancy: a case report |
| title_full | Fulminant group B Streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with undiagnosed malignancy: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Fulminant group B Streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with undiagnosed malignancy: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fulminant group B Streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with undiagnosed malignancy: a case report |
| title_short | Fulminant group B Streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with undiagnosed malignancy: a case report |
| title_sort | fulminant group b streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis in a patient with undiagnosed malignancy a case report |
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