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Group C streptococcal pleurisy and pneumonia: A fulminant case and review of the literature

Pleuritis und Pneumonie durch Streptokokken der Gruppe C: Beschreibung eines fulminant verlaufenden Falles und Literaturübersicht

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A 30-year-old, previously healthy patient developed a pleurisy and pneumonia due to group C streptococcus, with multiple medical complications, including bilateral empyemas. Eight other reported cases of group C streptococcal pneumonia are reviewed.

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Ein bislang gesunder 30jähriger Mann entwickelte eine Pleuritis und Pneumonie durch C-Streptokokken, dabei traten zahlreiche Komplikationen einschließlich beidseitiger Pleuraempyeme auf. In einer Übersicht werden acht weitere Fälle von Pneumonie durch Streptokokken der Gruppe C dargestellt.

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  1. Div. of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Sinai Samaritan Medical Center — Mount Sinai Campus, P. O. Box 342, 53201-0342, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Sylvia Y. Dolinski M. D., Paula G. Jones M. D. & M. Rasansky M. D.

  2. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School — Milwaukee Clinical Campus, P. O. Box 342, 53201-0342, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    R. J. Zabransky Ph. D.

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Dolinski, S.Y., Jones, P.G., Rasansky, M. et al. Group C streptococcal pleurisy and pneumonia: A fulminant case and review of the literature. Infection 18, 239–241 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01643397

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