Hypopituitarism as consequence of late neonatal infection by Group B streptococcus: a case report

Hypopituitarism is a condition characterized by dysfunction of the pituitary gland hormone production. The insults of the perinatal period, which includes the late infection by Group B Streptococcus, consists in a rare etiology of this condition. We present the case of a 39-days-old infant with meni...

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Autores principales: Ferreira, Amanda Santana, Fernandes, Ana Lourdes Lima Araújo, Guaragna-Filho, Guilherme
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4489941/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26161231
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2015.20.308.6538
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Sumario:Hypopituitarism is a condition characterized by dysfunction of the pituitary gland hormone production. The insults of the perinatal period, which includes the late infection by Group B Streptococcus, consists in a rare etiology of this condition. We present the case of a 39-days-old infant with meningitis caused by Streptococcus Group B, which showed, among other consequences, hypopituitarism.

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