Peritonsillar Abscess in a 40-Day-Old Infant

A peritonsillar abscess is one of the most commonly occurring deep space infections of the head and neck in adults and children. A peritonsillar abscess that appears in newborns, however, is extremely rare. The treatment of a peritonsillar abscess requires both the selection of appropriate antibioti...

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Autores principales: Lee, Soon Min, Kwon, Byoung Chul, Choi, Sung Yon, Sohn, Myung Hyun, Kim, Kyu-Earn, Yoon, Choon Sik
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yonsei University College of Medicine 2006
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2687739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16941748
http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2006.47.4.568
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Sumario:A peritonsillar abscess is one of the most commonly occurring deep space infections of the head and neck in adults and children. A peritonsillar abscess that appears in newborns, however, is extremely rare. The treatment of a peritonsillar abscess requires both the selection of appropriate antibiotics and the best procedure to remove the abscessed material. We report a case of a peritonsillar abscess in a 40-day-old infant who was treated with antibiotic therapy alone.

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