[A case of remarkable effect of clindamycin in nasal septum abscess caused by Streptococcus milleri].
We encountered a 14-year-old male patient with a destructive abscess of nasal septum, caused by Streptococcus milleri. He was successfully treated with Clindamycin in combination with surgical intervention. We emphasized the significance of Streptococcus milleri as a causative agent for abscess formation, and clindamycin should be considered as a first choice of antibiotics against Streptococcus milleri infection.
Yamamura
K
K
First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University.
Ishimaru
T
T
Nagafuchi
S
S
Sawae
Y
Y
Niho
Y
Y
D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000293:Adolescent; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
D002981:Clindamycin