Waterhouse – Friderichsen syndrome caused by group a beta-Haemolytic Streptococcus

The case is reported of an otherwise healthy girl who died after 21 hours of a disease corresponding to Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome. The blood and cerebrospinal fluid culture revealed group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus, suggesting that this microorganism can cause Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome in immunocompetent persons.
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Category: Case report
Volume: Vol. 47, No 4, october - december 2003
Authors: I. Ivić, D. Ledina, B. Lukšić, N. Puzina-Ivić, M. Tonkić, I. Bradarić, S. Prgomet
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