Group B streptococcus abscess as the initial presentation of a new onset diabetic child

Thomas J. Seery; Steven E. Spencer

doi:10.1055/s-0035-1556985

Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Table of Contents

J Pediatr Infect Dis 2008; 03(03): 203-204
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1556985

Case Report

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Group B streptococcus abscess as the initial presentation of a new onset diabetic child

Thomas J. Seery

^aDepartment of Pediatrics, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, USA

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Steven E. Spencer

^aDepartment of Pediatrics, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, USA

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Abstract

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a known cause of invasive infection in neonates and adults with significant underlying medical conditions, particularly diabetes mellitus. There is no evidence in the literature of a pediatric diabetic patient with a GBS infection. The first case is presented of a 12-year-old female with an invasive GBS infection as the initial presenting complaint of new onset type I diabetes mellitus.

Keywords

GBS - diabetes mellitus type I - diabetic ketoacidosis - adolescent

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