title: Retropharyngeal cellulitis in a 5-week-old infant.
abstract: An infant who presents with acute, unexplained crying requires a thorough examination to identify the source of distress. We report the case of a 5-week-old infant who had sudden irritability and was found to have retropharyngeal cellulitis caused by group B Streptococcus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. florence.bourgeois@tch.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Florence T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Bourgeois
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Shannon
mesh_terms: D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003448:Crying; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae