title: Severe acute tonsillitis caused by Rothia dentocariosa in a healthy child.
abstract: A 4-year-old Japanese girl developed a sore throat and high fever. Her tonsils were enlarged, red and covered with a thick white membrane. There was marked leukocytosis (26,600 leukocytes per mm) and elevated C-reactive protein levels (23.3 mg/dL). Rothia dentocariosa was recovered from the throat swab; many Gram-positive cocci were observed in the smear from the pseudomembrane covering the tonsil.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohashi
authors.forename: Tetsushi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Shiho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akimoto
authors.forename: Ayano
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.forename: Motohide
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Yoshichika
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arakawa
authors.forename: Yoshizo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asano
mesh_terms: D000191:Actinomycetaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000208:Acute Disease; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000667:Ampicillin