Intra-abdominal pneumococcal abscess.
A 25-year-old woman with the adrenogenital syndrome was admitted to hospital because of abdominal pain. Streptococcus pneumoniae was present in pus obtained from an abscess in the appendix area.
D000005:Abdomen; D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013492:Suppuration / Q000382:microbiology