Streptococcal septic vasculitis.
A case of invasive streptococcal disease is presented. Bacteraemic spread from a peritonsillar abscess produced acral purpuric plaques that blistered and ulcerated. Histology showed a vasculitic picture. Group A beta-haemolytic Streptococcus was cultured from the skin biopsy and seen on Gram stain.
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