Primary group A streptococcal peritonitis in a previously healthy child.
Primary peritonitis in a child without underlying medical conditions is rare outside the neonatal period. A girl with no past medical history presented with acute abdominal pain. Laparotomy revealed primary peritonitis due to group A Streptococcus (serotype emm89). She was treated with antibiotics and immune globulin, and recovered fully.
Gillespie
Robert S
RS
Division of Nephrology, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98105-0371, USA. rgille@chmc.org
Hauger
Sarmistha B
SB
Holt
Richard M
RM
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D010406:Penicillins; D002981:Clindamycin