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Streptococcus-associated vasculitis: a role for antibiotic therapy?
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posted on 2023-06-09, 23:58 authored by Ramy Saad, Kevin Tsoi, Ioana Anamaria Onac, Kevin DaviesKevin Davies, Vijay Kumar Hajela, Cristina TacuNumerous post-Streptococcal syndromes (PSS) have been described in the literature. The role of antibiotic therapy in the management of PSS is best established with acute rheumatic fever. We present a patient with streptococcus-associated medium vessel vasculitis with multiple flares despite immunosuppressive therapy that achieved a sustained remission with long term oral penicillin V 250 mg twice daily.
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