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Micrococcus sedentarius bacteraemia presenting with haemophagocytic syndrome in previously healthy boy
- Source :
- Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 38:146-148
- Publication Year :
- 2006
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2006.
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Abstract
- Haemophagocytic syndromes are the clinical manifestation of an increased macrophagic activity with haemophagocytosis. Infection-associated HS was originally described by Risdall in 1979, in viral disease. Since the initial description HS has also been documented in patients with bacterial, parasitic or fungal infections. We describe a case of Micrococcus sedentarius bacteraemia in a previously healthy 10-y-old boy with haemophagocytic syndrome. Species of micrococci are generally considered as non-pathogenic commensals that colonize the skin, mucosae and oropharynx. We report the first case of Microccoccus sedentarius bacteraemia in an immunocompetent host and first case of HS associated with Micrococcus species.
- Subjects :
- Male
Microbiology (medical)
Haemophagocytic syndromes
Micrococcus
Bacteremia
Clinical manifestation
Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic
Kytococcus sedentarius
Humans
Medicine
In patient
Child
integumentary system
General Immunology and Microbiology
biology
business.industry
General Medicine
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Histiocytosis
Infectious Diseases
Immunology
Viral disease
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16511980 and 00365548
- Volume :
- 38
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a33a486648938ef8bb5d766f9b3c55ba