Concurrent peritonsillar abscess and poststreptococcal reactive arthritis complicating acute streptococcal tonsillitis in a young healthy adult: a case report

BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pyogenes is responsible for 5-15% and 20-30% of acute pharyngitis/tonsillitis in adults and children, respectively. It not only causes acute illness but also can give rise to local suppurative complications such as peritonsillar abscess as well as trigger the postinfectious...

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Autores principales: Mazur, Elżbieta, Czerwińska, Ewa, Grochowalska, Aneta, Kozioł-Montewka, Maria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4327960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25885601
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0780-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4327960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25885601
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0780-8

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