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Aspirated (left side) and drainage (right side) pus from pleural empyema.
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Thoracocentesis was performed, and cloudy yellowish pus was aspirated (Fig. 1), which was sent for bacterial culture along with two sets of blood cultures.
Desquamation of the palms (right side) and soles (left side) on hospital day 9.
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During hospitalization (on hospital day 9), acral desquamation erupted at peripheral sites of the hand and foot (Fig. 2), which was considered as typical dermatologic manifestations of STSS.