title: Recurrent pneumococcal arthritis as the presenting manifestation of X-linked agammaglobulinemia.
abstract: Pneumococcal arthritis in children older than 24 months is unusual and can suggest underlying immunodeficiency. We report a case of recurrent pneumococcal arthritis as the presenting manifestation of X-linked agammaglobulinemia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-2581, USA.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Brumbaugh
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Lawton
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Crowe
mesh_terms: D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012008:Recurrence; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014960:X Chromosome