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- Systemic SDSE infections can lead to septic shock with a high mortality rate of 44%, as described in a case involving a 78-year-old man who exhibited severe symptoms.
- The patient presented with fever, chills, and signs of shock, and diagnostic imaging revealed bowel issues, including thickening and active bleeding in the colon.
- A rapid surgical intervention (Hartmann procedure) successfully addressed the patient's condition, confirming the presence of SDSE in the intestinal tissue, marking it as the first documented case of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome from an intestinal infection.
Article Abstract
(SDSE) is classified as a group G streptococcus (GGS). In systemic SDSE infection, septic shock is easily induced and has a high mortality of 44%. The case was a 78-year-old man presented with fever and chills of 20 hours duration. He was in shock at the presentation and developed melena on day nine. CT images showed bowel wall thickening with emphysema and bedside colonoscopy showed active bleeding in the descending colon and rectum. Blood cultures were positive for and a diagnosis of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) due to SDSE was made. Urgent Hartmann procedure with laparotomy for removal of descending and rectal colon was performed to relieve his shock status. His shock status was reversed after surgery. Surgical specimens confirmed the presence of SDSE on the intestinal mucosa. This is the first case of STSS due to SDSE infection of the intestinal wall. Resection of infected tissue in the setting of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and necrotizing enterocolitis is indicated in such cases.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10710542 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.48589 | DOI Listing |
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