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FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 53, Issue 3, Pages 437-439Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2008.00422.x
Keywords
asplenia; sepsis; group B streptococcus; congenital
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Asplenia is associated with an increased incidence of fatal and life-threatening sepsis caused by encapsulated pathogens. Isolated congenital asplenia is a very rare condition, with only 33 cases reported in the literature. The authors report another case of this condition complicated by overwhelming Group B streptococcus sepsis secondary to paronychia that was managed successfully.
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