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Query: UMLS:C0019079 (
hemoptysis
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PLV) is a toxin produced by Staphylococcus aureus. Previously described as responsible for furunculoses and cutaneous abscesses, it was recently found to cause necrotizing pneumonia, generally lethal. We describe a case of necrotizing pneumonia caused by S. aureus containing PLV with an atypical form (bubble form), which had a good outcome despite several risk factors for death:
hemoptysis
, leukopenia,
erythrodermia
.
...
PMID:[Staphylococcic necrotizing pneumopathy due to Panton-Valentine leukocidin toxin with good outcome]. 1903 66
