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10961536

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-12-4
pubmed:abstractText
Infection with group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS) is the most common bacterial cause of acute pharyngitis and tonsillitis beyond infancy. We report on two patients with scarlet fever associated with hepatitis. The patients (boys aged 6 and 7 years) both presented with a scarlatiniform rash, dark urine and light-colored stools. Laboratory studies revealed elevated liver transaminases and negative antibody tests against hepatitis viruses A, B and C, cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus. Both patients were treated with antibiotics and recovered completely within a few days. Although the association between scarlet fever and hepatitis has been known for many decades, the pathogenesis is still unknown. Physicians treating patients with group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infections should be aware of possible hepatic involvement.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-8126
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
251-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Scarlet fever associated with hepatitis--a report of two cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Pediatric Clinic, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports