Retropharyngeal cellulitis in a 5-week-old infant.
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.
Bourgeois
Florence T
FT
Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. florence.bourgeois@tch.harvard.edu
Shannon
Michael W
MW
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