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Scarlet fever can mimic toxic shock syndrome.

We describe a patient who presented with a widespread erythematous rash, diarrhoea, confusion, pre-renal uraemia and hyponatraemia. The diagnosis of staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome seemed likely as she was menstruating and there was no evidence of pharyngitis. A rising ASO titre confirmed a stre...

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Main Authors: Brook, M. G., Bannister, B. A.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: BMJ Group 1988
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2429080/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3256819
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