Pneumococcal Bacteremia Presenting as Acute Parotitis and Sepsis
We report a case of a 33-year-old female with history of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) presenting with acute febrile illness and unilateral parotid gland enlargement progressing to septic shock. The chest imaging showed bilateral multilobar infiltrates and Pneumococci were identified in the blo...
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| description | We report a case of a 33-year-old female with history of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) presenting with acute febrile illness and unilateral parotid gland enlargement progressing to septic shock. The chest imaging showed bilateral multilobar infiltrates and Pneumococci were identified in the blood cultures. The patient was treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics. The underlying imunosupression caused by SLE and long-term steroid treatment could have predisposed this patient to invasive Pneumococcal disease. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bfc930cb63f24d8db22c8560ddcfc55a2025-02-03T01:20:41ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352009-01-01200910.1155/2009/627170627170Pneumococcal Bacteremia Presenting as Acute Parotitis and SepsisAshish Kataria0Alan S. Multz1Department of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USADepartment of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USAWe report a case of a 33-year-old female with history of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) presenting with acute febrile illness and unilateral parotid gland enlargement progressing to septic shock. The chest imaging showed bilateral multilobar infiltrates and Pneumococci were identified in the blood cultures. The patient was treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics. The underlying imunosupression caused by SLE and long-term steroid treatment could have predisposed this patient to invasive Pneumococcal disease.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/627170 |
| spellingShingle | Ashish Kataria Alan S. Multz Pneumococcal Bacteremia Presenting as Acute Parotitis and Sepsis Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Pneumococcal Bacteremia Presenting as Acute Parotitis and Sepsis |
| title_full | Pneumococcal Bacteremia Presenting as Acute Parotitis and Sepsis |
| title_fullStr | Pneumococcal Bacteremia Presenting as Acute Parotitis and Sepsis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pneumococcal Bacteremia Presenting as Acute Parotitis and Sepsis |
| title_short | Pneumococcal Bacteremia Presenting as Acute Parotitis and Sepsis |
| title_sort | pneumococcal bacteremia presenting as acute parotitis and sepsis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/627170 |
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