Streptococcus constellatus-Induced Blindness in a 10-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Streptococcus constellatus-Induced Blindness in a 10-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report

Published:2023-06-13 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1304-2580
Container-title:Journal of Pediatric Neurology
language:en
Short-container-title:Journal of Pediatric Neurology

Author:

Wang Sixuan¹²³⁴,Dou Zhenzhen¹²³⁴,Feng Wenya¹²³⁴,Hu Bing¹²³⁴,Cui Yanhui⁵,Yang Xiaojian⁶,Li Li⁵,Ge Wentong⁶,Liu Gang¹²³⁴

Affiliation:

1. Department of Infectious Disease, Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing Children's Hospital, Beijing, China

2. Research Unit of Critical Infection in Children, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China

3. Beijing Natural Science Foundation, Beijing, China

4. Respiratory Research Project of National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Beijing, China

5. Department of Ophthalmology, National Center for Children's Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing Children's Hospital, Beijing, China

6. Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, National Center for Children's Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing Children's Hospital, Beijing, China

Abstract

AbstractIn this article, we report a 10-year-old boy with acute bacteremia and left eye blindness. Culture from abscess drainage was positive for Streptococcus constellatus. Infection caused by S. constellatus is rare among children, and to our knowledge, this is the first report of this pathogen causing blindness. The rapidness of progression in this case is alarming. We also summarize other cases of S. constellatus infection.

Publisher

Georg Thieme Verlag KG

Subject

Neurology (clinical),Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Link

http://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/s-0043-1768655.pdf

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