Isquemia mesentérica masiva en paciente puerperal por shock tóxico estreptocócico

B hemolytic group A streptococcus is an aerobic Gram-positive bacteria that can produce a wide variety of infectious syndromes in the puerperium. Up to one-third of infections will be complicated by streptococcal toxic shock, characterized by shock and multiorgan dysfunction. Early cultures, diagnosis and treatment are vital to good prognosis. We present the case of a puerperal patient with streptococcal toxic shock, complicated by massive mesenteric ischemia, in whom antibiotic treatment and early surgery were the key to outcome.