Tropical Doctor > Volume 38, Number 2 > Pp. 129-131

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Case Series and Case Reports

A fatal case of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome

Levent Doganci MD   ^*    Esra Tanyel MD   ^*   Hakki Basbuyuk MD   ^*   Ozge Darka MD   

^* Department of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Disease, Ondokuz Mayis University, Medical School Training and Research Hospital, Samsun 55039, Turkey; Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Medical School Training and Research Hospital, Samsun 55039, Turkey

Correspondence to: Prof Dr Levent Doganci, OMU, Tip Fakultesi Infeksiyon, Hastaliklari Klinigi Kurupelit, Samsun 55039, Turkey Email: drlevdog{at}yahoo.com

In daily medical practice, streptococcal toxic shock syndrome is an infrequent clinical entity which carry a very high risk of fatality. Early recognition of this toxin mediated immunopathological disease is very important to apply necessary invasive procedures such as an prompt amputation of the effected areas to save the patient. Here, we report a 47 year-old male farmer with a fatal streptococcal toxic shock syndrome to highlight the importance of emergency care and aggresive surgical intervention in similar situations.

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