Retropharyngeal abscess caused by group B Streptococcus in a previously healthy child.
Retropharyngeal cellulitis/abscess has not been recognized as a manifestation of group B streptococcal disease in the pediatric group beyond neonates. The purpose of this paper is to present a previously healthy 3-year-old boy with a retropharyngeal abscess due to group B Streptococcus which was successfully treated by surgical incision and drainage in combination with amoxicillin/clavulanate therapy.
Lo
W T
WT
Dept. of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan.
Lien
Y H
YH
Wang
C C
CC
Chu
M L
ML
D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004322:Drainage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017703:Retropharyngeal Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination