Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a cause of extensive retropharyngeal abscess in two infants.
We report 2 cases of extensive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) retropharyngeal abscesses in young infants. In 1 case, the abscess was associated with a reactive thrombosis of the jugular vein. Based on the existing literature and the rapid emergence of MRSA skin and soft tissue infections, it is possible that similar severe infections will occur with increasing frequency in young infants.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Abby F
AF
Fleisch
Sheila
S
Nolan
Jeffrey
J
Gerber
Susan E
SE
Coffin
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D017703:Retropharyngeal Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology