Streptococcus bovis bacteraemia associated with candidal lesions of the large bowel in a leukaemic child. A case report

A 5-year-old boy with acute myeloblastic leukaemia had large-bowel masses, demonstrated at autopsy, 5 weeks after an episode of Streptococcus bovis bacteraemia. The association of Strept. bovis bacteraemia with large-bowel disease, well documented in adults, should be considered in children.