Perianal Streptococcal Cellulitis in a Pediatric Population. 710
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Perianal streptococcal cellulitis: treatment with topical mupirocin.
Dr. Antonio Ledo, Castellana 167, E-28046 Madrid (Spain) In 1966 Amren et al. [1] reported 10 cases of perianal erythema caused by group A ß-hemolytic streptococci. Usually it is observed in prepuberal males and is characterized by well-demarcated perianal erythema without satellite lesions. Occasionally patients have fissures, painful defecation with secondary constipation and rectal bleeding....
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199704001-00730