| Title | Congenital asplenia and group B streptococcus sepsis in the adult: case report and review of the literature. | | Author(s) | Thiruppathy K, Privitera A, Jain K, Gupta S | | Institution | Department of General Surgery, University College Hospital London, London, UK. | | Source | FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2008 Jun 17. | | Abstract | Asplenia is associated with an increased incidence of fatal and life-threatening sepsis caused by encapsulated pathogens. Isolated congenital asplenia is a very rare condition, with only 33 cases reported in the literature. The authors report another case of this condition complicated by overwhelming Group B streptococcus sepsis secondary to paronychia that was managed successfully. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 18564289 |
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