A case of retropharyngeal abscess caused by penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Abstract

We report here a case of a 1-year-old girl with retropharyngeal abscess caused by penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (PRSP). Computed tomography disclosed a retropharyngeal mass lesion (4 cm x 3 cm in diameter), and the diagnosis was confirmed by needle aspiration of the retropharyngeal space, which yielded PRSP. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a young subject in whom retropharyngeal abscess was caused by this organism. Retropharyngeal abscess is most common in children younger than 3 or 4 years of age, during which period a high carriage rate of PRSP is also shown. This patient was successfully treated with panipenem/betamipron.

• Authors: K-I Kobayashi, T Haruta, M Kubota, T Nishio
• Journal: The Journal of infection (J Infect) Vol. 44 Issue 4 Pg. 267-9 (May 2002) ISSN: 0163-4453 [Print] England
• PMID: 12099737 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright 2002 The British Infection Society.

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Lactams
• Penicillins
• Thienamycins
• beta-Lactams
• beta-Alanine
• panipenem-betamipron
• fropenem

Topics

• Abscess (drug therapy, microbiology)
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use)
• Biopsy, Needle
• Drug Therapy, Combination (therapeutic use)
• Female
• Humans
• Infant
• Lactams
• Penicillin Resistance
• Penicillins (pharmacology)
• Pharynx (microbiology)
• Pneumococcal Infections (diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Streptococcus pneumoniae (drug effects, isolation & purification)
• Thienamycins (therapeutic use)
• beta-Alanine (analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
• beta-Lactams