Limb infections in infancy presenting with pseudoparalysis.
Three cases of pseudoparalysis in infancy are reported in which the appearance of localized infection in the affected limb was delayed for a variable period after the onset of pseudoparalysis. Blood cultures on admission in all cases were positive, and bacteraemia due to the three organisms isolated is discussed.
D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001132:Arm; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000150:complications; D005121:Extremities; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000150:complications
D000667:Ampicillin