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Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal epiglottitis as a complication of varicella infection
1Emergency Medical Trauma Center, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
Pediatric Emergency Care
|June 1, 1996
Abstract:
A rare complication of varicella in an otherwise normal host is described: epiglottitis caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS). The resurgence of invasive disease secondary to GABHS is discussed. The rarity of GABHS bacteremia and epiglottitis in the context of varicella is emphasized.