Recurrent pneumococcal arthritis as the presenting manifestation of X-linked agammaglobulinemia.
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.
Peters
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Division of Infectious Diseases and Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-2581, USA.
Brumbaugh
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DE
Lawton
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Crowe
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JE
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