Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in a Patient with a Phlycten

Abstract

A 74-year-old female with diabetes mellitus type 2 was admitted to the emergency department due to fever, severe pain and oedema in her left forearm, with two days of evolution, after she has done gardening, but no clear history of trauma.

Keywords

• streptococcal toxic shock syndrome
• phlycten
• fasciotomy