title: Peritonsillar abscess in a 40-day-old infant.
abstract: A peritonsillar abscess is one of the most commonly occurring deep space infections of the head and neck in adults and children. A peritonsillar abscess that appears in newborns, however, is extremely rare. The treatment of a peritonsillar abscess requires both the selection of appropriate antibiotics and the best procedure to remove the abscessed material. We report a case of a peritonsillar abscess in a 40-day-old infant who was treated with antibiotic therapy alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 146-92 Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135- 720, Korea.
authors.forename: Soon Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Byoung Chul
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Sung Yon
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Myung Hyun
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: Kyu-Earn
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Choon Sik
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Yoon
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014068:Tonsillectomy