| Hyaluronic Acid | ||
| Group A Strep | ||
| Human antigen capsule | ||
| Beta hemolytic | ||
| Impetigo (also Staph aureus possible) | ||
| Honey-crusted infection | ||
| Pharyngitis | ||
| Eresypela (very superficial cellulitis with firm demarcations) and Cellulitis | ||
| SPE= Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin | ||
| A&C: Scarlet Fever | ||
| Pharyngitis | ||
| Strawberry tongue | ||
| Widespread rash that spares the face | ||
| A&C: Toxic-Shock-Like Syndrome from Super-Antigen | ||
| SPE B: Necrotizing fasciitis | ||
| Amputations | ||
| Rheumatic Fever | ||
| Precipitated by only pharyngitis | ||
| M Protein | ||
| Antiphagocytic | ||
| Highly Antigenic | ||
| Mitral valve damaged: Mitral stenosis | ||
| QT elongation | ||
| JONES Criteria: Need 3 out of 5 to Dx RhFev. | ||
| Arthritic joints: Polyarthritis | ||
| Endocarditis | ||
| Subcutaneous Nodules | ||
| Erythema marginatum | ||
| Sydenham's Chorea | ||
| PSGN: Post Strep Glomerulonephritis | ||
| Facial puffiness | ||
| Cola-colored urine | ||
| 2 wks after Strep throat or Impetigo | ||
| Rx: Penicillin | ||
| Streptolysin O: allows S. pyogenes to lyse RBCs | ||
| Streptokinase converts plasminogen to plasmin: thrombolytic | ||
| DNAase | ||
| Bacitracin sensitive | ||
| Dx: AntiStreptolysin ASO titer to tell how long after initial infection | ||
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