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Group A streptococcal septicaemia presenting as an acute abdomen in a child.

Short M, Lawson A

Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK. mshort1@doctors.net.uk

We present an unusual case of group A streptococcal septicaemia referred to a paediatric surgical unit as acute appendicitis and highlight the importance of remembering this condition as part of a differential diagnosis.

Published 14 June 2007 in World J Emerg Surg, 2: 15.
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