shock

Be on your toes: case report of severe septic shock without an obvious source

22 maart 2023

Abstract A 42-year-old male patient with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to the emergency department with haemodynamic and respiratory instability, resulting in an in-hospital cardiac arrest. The underlying cause was toxic shock syndrome caused by a necrotising diabetic foot infection with a beta-haemolytic group A Streptococcus of…