Peritonsillar abscess in a 40-day-old infant.
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.
Lee
Soon Min
SM
Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 146-92 Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135- 720, Korea.
Kwon
Byoung Chul
BC
Choi
Sung Yon
SY
Sohn
Myung Hyun
MH
Kim
Kyu-Earn
KE
Yoon
Choon Sik
CS
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014068:Tonsillectomy