Fast Five Quiz: Do You Know the Manifestations of and Best Treatment Practices for Streptococcal Infections?

Group A streptococcal infections can cause a diverse variety of suppurative diseases and nonsuppurative postinfectious sequelae. The suppurative spectrum of group A streptococcal infection diseases includes the following:

• Pharyngitis, with or without tonsillopharyngeal cellulitis or abscess;

• Impetigo (purulent, honey-colored, crusted skin lesions);

• Pneumonia;

• Necrotizing fasciitis;

• Cellulitis;

• Streptococcal bacteremia;

• Osteomyelitis;

• Otitis media;

• Sinusitis; and

• Meningitis or brain abscess (a rare complication resulting from direct extension of an ear or sinus infection or from hematogenous spread).

The nonsuppurative sequelae of group A streptococcal infections include the following:

• Acute rheumatic fever, defined by the Jones criteria;

• Rheumatic heart disease—chronic valvular damage, predominantly to the mitral valve; and

• Acute glomerulonephritis.

For more on the spectrum of diseases caused by group A streptococcal infections, read here.

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Cite this: Michael Stuart Bronze. Fast Five Quiz: Do You Know the Manifestations of and Best Treatment Practices for Streptococcal Infections? - Medscape - Sep 03, 2015.