Fulminant liver failure in a child with invasive group A streptococcal infection

Article Article scientifique Rapport de cas Fulminant liver failure in a child with invasive group A streptococcal infection eng 2003 author Biesel-desthieux Marie-Noëlle Christine M. 60039 author Tissières Pierre 135159 author Belli Dominique Charles 26369 author Le Coultre Claude Pierrette 24018 author Gervaix Alain 31715 author Masserey Spicher Virginie 96461 245-247 10.1007/s00431-002-1137-z 12647197 0340-6199 Liver involvement is mentioned in streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, but never as fulminant liver failure (FLF). We report the case of a 2-year-old child who developed isolated FLF secondary to invasive group A streptococcal infection without shock due to a M1T1-type strain expressing speA, speB and speC toxin genes. On antibiotics, he recovered rapidly without liver transplantation. Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use Bacterial Toxins/biosynthesis/genetics Child, Preschool Clindamycin/therapeutic use Exotoxins/biosynthesis/genetics Humans Liver Failure/drug therapy/microbiology Male Penicillin G/therapeutic use Penicillins/therapeutic use Streptococcal Infections/complications/drug therapy/genetics Streptococcus pyogenes/genetics/metabolism Dewey 618 58 Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique 223 false 149 Etiologie des pneumonies et marqueurs inflammatoires chez l'enfant fébrile 183 147 Gastroentérologie et transplantation (pédiatrie) 181 European journal of pediatrics 162 4 359efb69-b1d6-4ecb-be32-bc2e3ca3b216 Article (Published version) Restricted 245-247.pdf 180892 application/pdf restrictedAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique

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Fulminant liver failure in a child with invasive group A streptococcal infection	European journal of pediatrics			2003	563	0

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