title: A lingual abscess caused by Streptococcus intermedius.
abstract: Lingual abscesses are rare. We describe a case in a healthy female with no recent history of trauma. The organism recovered by culture of drainage material collected prior to antibiotic treatment was Streptococcus intermedius, an organism recognized as flora of the oropharynx and associated with abscess formation. The isolate was resistant to clindamycin, which was the antibiotic therapy that the patient received.
authors: University of Washington, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.|VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Seattle, WA 98108, USA.
authors: Amanda T
authors: AT
authors: Harrington
authors: University of Washington, Department of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
authors: Jennifer C
authors: JC
authors: Hsia
authors: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Clinical Research Division, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.|VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Surgery and Perioperative Care Service, Seattle, WA 98108, USA.|University of Washington, Department of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
authors: Eduardo
authors: E
authors: Mendez
authors: University of Washington, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.|VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Seattle, WA 98108, USA.
authors: Jill E
authors: JE
authors: Clarridge
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D034367:Streptococcus intermedius / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002981:Clindamycin