title: Secondary asplenia as a complication of severe Meningococcal Sepsis.
abstract: We report the case of an 11-month-old infant who had a medical history of meningococcal septicaemia 6 months prior to this admission and presented to hospital with an episode of fever due to Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteraemia. During this second admission, an abdominal ultrasound scan revealed secondary asplenia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Lourdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Castillo-Campos
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bachiller-Carnicero
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: María José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Megía-Sevilla
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: María Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: González-Tomé
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: C414006:23-valent pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide vaccine; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D000658:Amoxicillin