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Generalized Shwartzman reaction caused by group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus, resulting in maternal death. A case
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Humana-Michael Reese Hospital, University of Illinois, Chicago.
The Journal of Reproductive Medicine
|July 1, 1994
Abstract:
Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus is a rare cause of peripartum infection, but it remains an extremely virulent pathogen with devastating consequences, thus requiring awareness of its presentation. We describe a case of fulminant group A Streptococcus sepsis resulting in a generalized Shwartzman reaction and death in a woman 48 hours postpartum.