IDCases (Jan 2021)

Streptococcus-associated vasculitis: A role for antibiotic therapy?

  • Ramy Saad,
  • Kevin Tsoi,
  • Ioana Anamaria Onac,
  • Kevin A. Davies,
  • Vijay Kumar Hajela,
  • Cristina Tacu

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24
p. e01071

Abstract

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Numerous post-Streptococcal syndromes (PSS) have been described in the literature.The role of antibiotic therapy in the management of PSS is best established with acute rheumatic fever.We present a patient with streptococcus-associated medium vessel vasculitis with multiple flares despite immunosuppressive therapy that achieved a sustained remission with long term oral penicillin V 250 mg twice daily.

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