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...
Main Authors: | Ashish Kataria, Alan S. Multz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2009-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/627170 |
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