Abstract |
Salmonella abscess in the head and neck is an uncommon occurrence. Such abscesses most often present in patients with underlying systemic processes or in those receiving iatrogenic immunosuppression. We report a 53-year-old woman with a retropharyngeal abscess treated with clindamycin and ampicillin. Treatment required surgical debridement and long-term antibiotics. There is a predilection for salmonella to affect tissue having underlying pathology, so that local tissue biopsy and long-term follow-up to document tissue reversions to normal are required.
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Authors | B M Schaitkin, D A Wiegand |
Journal | Ear, nose, & throat journal
(Ear Nose Throat J)
Vol. 69
Issue 11
Pg. 747-9
(Nov 1990)
ISSN: 0145-5613 [Print] United States |
PMID | 2276347
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Abscess
(diagnosis, drug therapy, surgery)
- Ampicillin
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Clindamycin
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Debridement
- Female
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Pharyngeal Diseases
(diagnosis, drug therapy, surgery)
- Salmonella Infections
(diagnosis, drug therapy, surgery)
- Salmonella typhimurium
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