Suspected Brazilian purpuric fever in a toddler with overwhelming Epstein-Barr virus infection.
Clin Infect Dis
; 27(5): 1238-40, 1998 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
We describe a toddler from Connecticut who developed purulent conjunctivitis, fever, and a morbilliform rash. Blood cultures were positive for Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius; further investigation was performed to assess the possibility that the illness was consistent with Brazilian purpuric fever, which, to our knowledge, has not been reported in the United States. This isolate shared morphological and some biochemical characteristics with previously studied H. influenzae biogroup aegyptius strains but differed according to slide agglutination testing, plasmid characterization, and ribotyping. Blood and tissue samples obtained during his hospitalization were also positive for Epstein-Barr virus. The child died 8 days after hospitalization. Fifty other cases of invasive H. influenzae infection were identified by active surveillance studies. Of the 49 viable surveillance isolates, 10 were biotype III (two of which had the same ribotype as the strain from our case.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Púrpura
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Haemophilus influenzae
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Herpesvirus Humano 4
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Infecciones por Herpesviridae
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Infecciones por Haemophilus
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Article