Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Two Pediatric Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease associated with high morbidity and mortality, often caused by infection. We report two patients with SLE who were treated with steroids and immunosuppressive medication and then developed invasive Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infections. Whi...
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| description | Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease associated with high morbidity and mortality, often caused by infection. We report two patients with SLE who were treated with steroids and immunosuppressive medication and then developed invasive Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infections. While GBS infection is rare in the nonneonatal pediatric age group, GBS should be considered when treating SLE patients presenting with signs of infection. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c5a132f372ab4e99810491e35b6086112025-02-03T05:49:36ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112013-01-01201310.1155/2013/896014896014Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Two Pediatric Patients with Systemic Lupus ErythematosusDongning Wu0Kenneth Bromberg1Roberto Jodorkovsky2Department of Pediatrics, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, 121 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USADepartment of Pediatrics, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, 121 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USADepartment of Pediatrics, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, 121 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USASystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease associated with high morbidity and mortality, often caused by infection. We report two patients with SLE who were treated with steroids and immunosuppressive medication and then developed invasive Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infections. While GBS infection is rare in the nonneonatal pediatric age group, GBS should be considered when treating SLE patients presenting with signs of infection.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/896014 |
| spellingShingle | Dongning Wu Kenneth Bromberg Roberto Jodorkovsky Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Two Pediatric Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Two Pediatric Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| title_full | Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Two Pediatric Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| title_fullStr | Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Two Pediatric Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Two Pediatric Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| title_short | Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Two Pediatric Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| title_sort | invasive group b streptococcal disease in two pediatric patients with systemic lupus erythematosus |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/896014 |
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