Group B streptococcal septicemia and delayed-onset congenital right-sided diaphragmatic hernia.
A case is reported of fulminant early-onset group B streptococcal septicemia and delayed-onset congenital right-sided diaphragmatic hernia in a neonate. The latter condition should be considered when early-onset group B streptococcal disease is followed by increasing respiratory distress, right-sided pleural effusion and partial or complete opacification of the right side of the thorax.
D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005078:Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000209:etiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification