Overwhelming pneumococcal septicemia in a patient with HbSC disease and splenic dysfunction.
D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D006450:Hemoglobin SC Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification