Actinomycosis meningitis in a girl with incontinentia pigmenti.
A 7-year-old girl with incontinentia pigmenti and a history of multiple bacterial infections developed chronic meningitis with Actinomycosis odontolyticus, which was successfully treated with long-term penicillin administration. Although all tests of immunologic function were normal in this patient, her history of recurrent and unusual infections is consistent with previous suggestions of an undefined immunodeficiency state associated with incontinentia pigmenti.
D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications
D010406:Penicillins; D002701:Chloramphenicol