Streptococcal Infections in Patients with Chronic Granulomatous Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Streptococcus intermedius caused a liver abscess in a patient with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD). In contrast to typical staphylococcal abscesses in CGD, this abscess was liquid, easily drained, and resolved without surgery or steroids. This case and literature review provide insight into this...

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Published in:	Journal of clinical immunology Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 649 - 652
Main Authors:	Falcone, E. Liana, Hanses, Stephan, Stock, Frida, Holland, Steven M., Zelazny, Adrian M., Uzel, Gulbu
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Boston Springer US 01-08-2012 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adult Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Granulomatous Disease, Chronic - complications Granulomatous Disease, Chronic - microbiology Humans Immunology Infectious Diseases Internal Medicine Liver Abscess - complications Liver Abscess - microbiology Male Medical Microbiology Streptococcal Infections - complications Streptococcus intermedius streptococcus intermedius Chronic granulomatous disease liver abscess
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Summary:	Streptococcus intermedius caused a liver abscess in a patient with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD). In contrast to typical staphylococcal abscesses in CGD, this abscess was liquid, easily drained, and resolved without surgery or steroids. This case and literature review provide insight into this organism’s pathogenesis, including in CGD.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-2 ObjectType-Case Study-4 ObjectType-Feature-5 ObjectType-Report-3 E. Liana Falcone and Stephan Hanses contributed equally to this manuscript.
ISSN:	0271-9142 1573-2592
DOI:	10.1007/s10875-012-9661-8