title: [Bilateral peritonsillar abscess with lymph node abscess in a infant. A rare case].
abstract: Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) comprises approximately 30% of soft tissue head and neck abscesses. Bilateral occurrence in infants is rare. The present case demonstrates a bilateral peritonsillar abscess with a lymph node abscess in a 10.5-month-old infant without the typical clinical findings of PTA. This report highlights the importance of including peritonsillar abscesses in the differential diagnosis of abscess-forming cases of lymphadenitis colli refractory to therapy, even if the classical symptoms are absent. In individual cases, the indication for image-guided procedures to establish the diagnosis of PTA should be made generously.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie/Plastische Operationen, Helios-Klinikum Bad Saarow, Pieskower Straße 33, 15526, Bad Saarow, Deutschland. Florian.Bast@helios-kliniken.de
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bast
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Köhler
authors.forename: K-D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Sparr
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schrom
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007223:Infant; D008198:Lymph Nodes; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents