Group B streptococcal sepsis with osteomyelitis and arthritis. Its occurrence with acute heart failure.
In a 20-day-old female infant, bacteremia, osteomyelitis, and pyogenic arthritis developed due to infection with group B streptococcus, type Ic. She had an unusual clinical presentation with overwhelming sepsis and acute congestive heart failure.
D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae