Congenital asplenia and group B streptococcus sepsis in the adult: case report and review of the literature.
Asplenia is associated with an increased incidence of fatal and life-threatening sepsis caused by encapsulated pathogens. Isolated congenital asplenia is a very rare condition, with only 33 cases reported in the literature. The authors report another case of this condition complicated by overwhelming Group B streptococcus sepsis secondary to paronychia that was managed successfully.
Department of General Surgery, University College Hospital London, London, UK. kum@doctors.org.uk
Kumaran
K
Thiruppathy
Antonio
A
Privitera
Kapila
K
Jain
Sanjay
S
Gupta
D000328:Adult; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010304:Paronychia / Q000150:complications*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*