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    Sudden death associated with group A streptococcal infection in an 8-year-old girl with undiagnosed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

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    http://hdl.handle.net/11287/615962
    Author
    Bragonier, R.
    Oades, Patrick
    Date
    1998-11
    Journal
    Postgraduate medical journal
    Type
    Case Report
    Publisher
    BMJ
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    Archived with thanks to Postgraduate medical journal
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    Abstract
    An 8-year-old girl died suddenly without prior symptoms. Post-mortem examination identified both systemic group A streptococcal infection and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. She had no history of cardiac symptoms and was not in a high-risk group for sudden death due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. We believe the disseminated but asymptomatic group A streptococcal infection precipitated her early death from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Sudden unexpected death during systemic infection should be followed by post-mortem examination to look for evidence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, as this diagnosis has genetic implications for other family members.
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    Sudden death associated with group A streptococcal infection in an 8-year-old girl with undiagnosed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. 1998, 74 (877):673-4 Postgrad Med J
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    http://pmj.bmj.com/content/74/877/673.long
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