Infección profunda del cuello por Streptococcus grupo B en un paciente diabético: Caso clínico / Retropharyngeal phlegmon caused by a group B Streptococcus in a diabetic patient: Report of one case
Rev. méd. Chile
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136(3): 351-355, mar. 2008. ilus
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
We report a 47 year-old diabetic male, admitted due to metabolic decompensation, malaise, purulent pharyngeal discharge and a mass in the posterior cervical region. Blood glucose was 270 mg/dl, a nasopharyngoscopy showed a pharyngeal phlegmon and CT scan confirmed the presence of a phlegmon in the retropharyngeal region. He was treated with sodium penicillin, cloxacillin and ceftriazone and the phlegmon was drained surgically. The culture of the purulent discharge gave growth to a Group B Streptococcus. The evolution was favorable and the patient completed seven days with intravenous antimicrobials and additional seven days with oral ampicillin/sulbactam.
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Main subject:
Streptococcal Infections
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Streptococcus agalactiae
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Cellulitis
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Retropharyngeal Abscess
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Diabetes Complications
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Clínica Alemana de Temuco/CL
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Universidad de La Frontera/CL
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