Necrobacillosis: an unusual cause of purulent otitis media and sepsis
| Autor: | Randy Q. Cron, Kenneth H. Webb |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology ved/biology.organism_classification_rank.species Ear Drainage Otitis Media Suppurative Sepsis Anti-Infective Agents Fusobacterium necrophorum Metronidazole medicine Humans Ear discharge ved/biology business.industry Middle ear disease Fusobacterium Infection General Medicine medicine.disease Dermatology Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Emergency Medicine Fusobacterium Infections Penicillin V Drug Therapy Combination Female Purulent Otitis Media business |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric emergency care. 11(6) |
| ISSN: | 0749-5161 |
| Popis: | Necrobacillosis is a rare systemic illness caused by the anaerobic gram-negative bacterium, Fusobacterium necrophorum. We describe a case of necrobacillosis in a previously healthy child who developed purulent otitis media with sepsis caused by F. necrophorum. This case demonstrates that not all cases of purulent ear drainage are caused by the usual otopathic organisms and emphasizes the importance of culturing ear discharge in a child with an unusual presentation. |
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