title: Peritonsillar abscess in an infant.
abstract: Although a common enough condition in the general population, quinsy is rare in children and even rarer in infants. In most cases the diagnosis is easy on the basis of the suggestive clinical picture. A case is presented of a peritonsillar abscess in a 7-month-old baby. Here, the diagnosis was somewhat doubtful, due to the uncharacteristic clinical appearance and the young age of the patient. Some of the dangers of an inadequate antibiotic treatment are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology Unit, Rebecca Sieff Government Hospital, Safed, Israel.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zohar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Golz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abraham
mesh_terms: D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000668:Ampicillin Resistance; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013419:Sulfamethizole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013432:Sulfathiazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides
chemical_list: D000667:Ampicillin; D004338:Drug Combinations; D013419:Sulfamethizole; D013432:Sulfathiazoles; D014295:Trimethoprim; C029078:trimethoprim sulfamethizole; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides