PEDIATRICS Vol. 104 No. 4 October 1999, pp. 967-969
Received Oct 19, 1998; accepted Apr 23, 1999.
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* Division of General Pediatrics
Division of Infectious Disease
§ Department of Pediatrics
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90027
A 5-year-old boy presented with primary varicella zoster virus infection, group A streptococcal sepsis, toxic shock, and multisite osteonecrosis. An association between osteonecrosis and group A streptococcal sepsis has not been previously reported. Clinical recognition with supportive radiologic and pathologic findings are presented. Therapeutic guidelines are suggested.
Key words: osteonecrosis, Group A streptococcal sepsis, varicella zoster virus.
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