Diagnostic and Management Errors in an Immunodeficient Patient with Pneumococcal Pneumonia with Bacteraemia due to Incorrect Assessment of the Patient's Immune Status.

Abstract

Knowing the immune status of patients with infectious disease is vital for accurate clinical decision-making.Patients are sometimes unaware of their immunodeficiency despite having signs indicating indolent immunodeficiency, such as a history of recurrent osteomyelitis.Inferring and clarifying the immunodeficiency behind the patient's history was the turning point in this diagnosis.