title: A 3-day-old boy with a right preauricular swelling.
abstract: A 3-day-old boy was admitted for right preauricular swelling. Examination showed a toxic looking neonate with poor neonatal reflexes. There was erythema and swelling of 4 × 3 cm at the level of the right cheek. Laboratory investigation pointed to a bacterial infection. With parenteral antibiotics, the lesion resolved completely.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cihangir
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Akgun
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey. pekererdal@hotmail.com.|Hospital of the Yuzuncu Yil University, 65100, Van, Turkey. pekererdal@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peker
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akbayram
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dogan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Oguz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tuncer
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ercan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kirimi
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005145:Face / Q000503:physiopathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010309:Parotitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents