Cutaneous and Intra-Abdominal Abscesses Due Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Cleveland, Kerry [1 ]
Brewer, Susan [1 ]
Gosmanova, Elvira [1 ]
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[1] Univ Tennessee, Ctr Hlth Sci, Dept Med, Memphis, TN 38163 USA
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10.1097/01.idc.0000236980.27571.42
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
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Pneumococci are an unusual cause of cutaneous and intra-abdominal infections. Most patients who develop these types of pneumococcal infections have a predisposing medical condition. We report a case of intra-abdominal and cutaneous abscesses due to pneumococci that developed after months of similar cutaneous lesions in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
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