Acute exudative tonsillitis caused by Shewanella algae in a healthy child.
Shewanella algae, mainly found in marine environments, is a rare pathogen in humans, especially in healthy children. Here we report a previously healthy boy presenting with acute exudative tonsillitis after traveling to the coast, and S. algae was isolated from the throat swab culture.
Liu
Min-Chang
MC
Departments of Pediatrics, Chi-mei Foundation Hospital, Liouying, Taiwan. liou.mc@msa.hinet.net
Gau
Shiow-Jen
SJ
Wu
Hsien-Cheng
HC
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology; D020592:Shewanella / Q000145:classification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000382:microbiology*