Late onset group B streptococcal disease manifests as submandibular cellulitis
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[Inguinal cellulitis-adenitis in group B streptococcal late-onset sepsis].
Cellulitis-adenitis syndrome is a well-known presentation of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) late-onset sepsis in children. Although face and neck are most frequently involved, other locations can also be affected. Inguinal presentation is uncommon, but it may be the first clinical manifestation of a GBS bacteremia. We present two cases of cellulitis-adenitis syndrome with inguinal involvement in t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.02.2010.2726