Postpartum toxic shock syndrome associated with multiple splenic infarcts

Torda, Adrienne

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06588.x

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To the Editor: I report a patient with splenic infarction associated with group A streptococcal sepsis that occurred post partum. Although spontaneous splenic infarcts have been associated with many types of infections, to my knowledge this is the first published report of an association with this organism.

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