I was given a practice exam question that i am having a bit of trouble figuring out..if anyone could help that would be great!!
Jordon is a 2 year old boy with a history of recurrent infections. At the age of 4 weeks, he developed an axillary abscess, which healed spontaneously, followed by a staphylococcal abscess of the chest wall, requiring surgical incision and a course of flucloxacillin. At the age of 7 months he was readmitted to hospital with large staphylococcal abscesses, first on his face and then on his right buttock, both were treated by surgical incision and systemic antibiotics for 10 days. In his 2 years of life he has been admitted to hospital five times with staphylococcal abscesses. His parents and older sister have no history of recurrent infections, however, his mother had a brother who died in infancy of 'some kind of bug'
Identify the disease
- I am thinking that it could be toxic shock syndrome, but i am not really sure...any help would be great!!
2007-10-24 03:32:39 · 1 answers · asked by Diana 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
I think you are looking for an x-linked genetic disorder that affects immunity to gram positive bacteria.
2007-10-24 04:44:38 · answer #1 · answered by formerly_bob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋