1.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
; 57(3): 255-8, 2001 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11223459
ABSTRACT
Deep neck infections are not unusual in either the pediatric or adult populations. Multiple, and recurrent abscesses are found not infrequently, especially in immunocompromised and debilitated persons. It is very rare to find sequential parapharyngeal abscesses without identifiable etiology in an otherwise healthy pediatric patient while receiving appropriate, culture-directed, intravenous antibiotics. This could be due to underestimation of the extent of the infection by CT scanning. The use of intravenous clindamycin as a first-line therapy may not be sufficient if a large phlegmon exists. We describe a case of sequential, bilateral parapharyngeal abscesses in a 3-year-old patient.
Subject(s)
Retropharyngeal Abscess/diagnostic imaging , Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Child, Preschool , Clindamycin/administration & dosage , Clindamycin/therapeutic use , Female , Humans , Injections, Intravenous , Retropharyngeal Abscess/drug therapy , Retropharyngeal Abscess/microbiology , Staphylococcal Infections/drug therapy , Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology , Tomography, X-Ray Computed
2.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
; 123(5): 650-1, 2000 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11077362