title: Secondary haemorrhage following tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy.
abstract: A series of 24 cases of secondary haemorrhage following tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy was investigated for bacterial causes of bleeding. Streptococcus pyogenes was isolated in one, streptococcus haemolyticus in another, the remainder being non-pathogens.
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014068:Tonsillectomy