A case of fatal pharyngitis.
Pharyngitis is a common condition and usually does not lead to any major complication. We report a case in which the patient presented with pharyngitis resulting in an unusual fatal complication of pharyngeal and cerebral abscess. The causative organism was Streptococcus milleri that should be readily treatable by penicillin if the condition was recognised earlier.
Lam
Yuen Yu
YY
Department of Paediatrics, Kwong Wah Hospital, 25 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China. cwyylaw@hkstar.com
Iu
Po Ping
PP
Ng
Daniel Kwok Keung
DK
D000293:Adolescent; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D017703:Retropharyngeal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis