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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2008; 03(03): 203-204
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1556985
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Group B streptococcus abscess as the initial presentation of a new onset diabetic child

Thomas J. Seery
a   Department of Pediatrics, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, USA
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Steven E. Spencer
a   Department of Pediatrics, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, USA
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07 October 2007

17 March 2008

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28 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a known cause of invasive infection in neonates and adults with significant underlying medical conditions, particularly diabetes mellitus. There is no evidence in the literature of a pediatric diabetic patient with a GBS infection. The first case is presented of a 12-year-old female with an invasive GBS infection as the initial presenting complaint of new onset type I diabetes mellitus.

Keywords

GBS - diabetes mellitus type I - diabetic ketoacidosis - adolescent