Recurrent Staphylococcus aureus renal abscess in a child positive for the human immunodeficiency virus.
A 10-year-old girl with the human immunodeficiency virus was found to have a Staphylococcus aureus renal abscess with perinephric extension. The abscess was drained first percutaneously and then surgically, and the patient received a 6-week course of intravenous antibiotics. Three months later, the abscess recurred, necessitating a nephrectomy. The extended morbidity and difficulty of eradicating S aureus suggest that, in immunocompromised patients, early aggressive surgical management is indicated.
Brandeis
J M
JM
Department of Urology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco 94143-0738, USA.
Baskin
L S
LS
Kogan
B A
BA
Wara
D
D
Dorenbaum
A
A
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002648:Child; D004322:Drainage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009392:Nephrectomy; D012008:Recurrence; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000628:therapy*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents