Atypical presentation of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome with uterine necrosis.

Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a fulminant disease characterised by rapid progression to multiorgan failure. However, streptococcal TSS manifesting as uterine necrosis (UN) is unusual. Here, we present a case of a woman in her 30s with a constellation of symptoms, including abdominal pain, fatigue and fever. Despite an initially unclear clinical picture, she rapidly developed shock with radiographical evidence of intrabdominal arterial narrowing with spurious multiorgan infarctions and ischaemic colitis. Exploratory laparotomy uncovered unexpected UN requiring hysterectomy. Multiple complications ensued, marked by shock liver, acute renal failure, cutaneous desquamation and distal gangrene. This case highlights a unique presentation of streptococcal TSS as UN and emphasises the rapidly deteriorating nature of the disease.

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