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J Wound Care
; 23(10 Suppl): S14-7, 2014 Oct.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25289649
RESUMEN
This case study outlines the management of a patient with a venous leg ulcer whose swabs cultured Staphylococcus aureus and beta-haemolytic streptococcus group A while in hospital with cellulitis, which was treated with antibiotics as per sensitivities. However, the patient presented at the emergency department five weeks later with a diagnosis of invasive group A streptococcal disease resulting in necrotising fasciitis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. This paper describes the holistic care and wound management that the patient received.