title: A case of fatal pharyngitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Kwong Wah Hospital, 25 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China. cwyylaw@hkstar.com
authors.forename: Yuen Yu
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Po Ping
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Iu
authors.forename: Daniel Kwok Keung
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: 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