Sixuan Wang, Zhenzhen Dou, W. Feng, B. Hu, Yan-hui Cui, Xiaojian Yang, Li Li, W. Ge, Gang Liu
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Abstract In this article, we report a 10-year-old boy with acute bacteremia and left eye blindness. Culture from abscess drainage was positive for Streptococcus constellatus . Infection caused by S. constellatus is rare among children, and to our knowledge, this is the first report of this pathogen causing blindness. The rapidness of progression in this case is alarming. We also summarize other cases of S. constellatus infection.
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The Journal of Pediatric Neurology is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed medical journal publishing articles in the fields of childhood neurology, pediatric neurosurgery, pediatric neuroradiology, child psychiatry and pediatric neuroscience. The Journal of Pediatric Neurology, the official journal of the Society of Pediatric Science of the Yüzüncü Yil University in Turkiye, encourages submissions from authors throughout the world. The following articles will be considered for publication: editorials, original and review articles, rapid communications, case reports, neuroimage of the month, letters to the editor and book reviews.
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