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An infant with streptococcal uvulitis presenting with airway obstruction

We report a case of 7-month-old infant girl with severe uvulitis with airway obstruction. Her uvula was erythematous and markedly swollen. Stridor and retraction were noted. The symptoms were resolved after treatment with ampicillin, and a throat swab isolated Group A streptococcus. It is extremely...

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Autores principales: Morooka, Yuya, Furuno, Kenji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7300109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32577398
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00842