Case Reports in Pediatrics (Jan 2013)

Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Two Pediatric Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

  • Dongning Wu,
  • Kenneth Bromberg,
  • Roberto Jodorkovsky

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/896014
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2013

Abstract

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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease associated with high morbidity and mortality, often caused by infection. We report two patients with SLE who were treated with steroids and immunosuppressive medication and then developed invasive Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infections. While GBS infection is rare in the nonneonatal pediatric age group, GBS should be considered when treating SLE patients presenting with signs of infection.