Streptococcus bovis bacteraemia associated with candidal lesions of the large bowel in a leukaemic child. A case report.
A 5-year-old boy with acute myeloblastic leukaemia had large-bowel masses, demonstrated at autopsy, 5 weeks after an episode of Streptococcus bovis bacteraemia. The association of Strept. bovis bacteraemia with large-bowel disease, well documented in adults, should be considered in children.
D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*