Retropharyngeal Abscess Due to Gemella morbillorum

We read with interest the article by Vasishtha and colleagues on septic shock due to Gemella morbillorum in children. We describe a case of septic shock from a retropharyngeal abscess due to G. morbillorum in an immunocompetent adult. To our knowledge, there are no previous reports of retropharyngea...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inClinical infectious diseases Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 284 - 285
Main Authors Pradeep, Ramarao, Ali, Muhammad, Encarnacion, Carol F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States The University of Chicago Press 01.02.1997
University of Chicago Press
Subjects
Abscesses
Correspondence
Endocarditis
Gemella
Gemella morbillorum
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Male
Middle Aged
Retropharyngeal abscess
Retropharyngeal Abscess - etiology
Septic shock
Streptococcus
Streptococcus - isolation & purification
Viridans Streptococci
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:We read with interest the article by Vasishtha and colleagues on septic shock due to Gemella morbillorum in children. We describe a case of septic shock from a retropharyngeal abscess due to G. morbillorum in an immunocompetent adult. To our knowledge, there are no previous reports of retropharyngeal abscess caused by Gemella species.
Bibliography:istex:1536F9A5DA1E6C6EF11E3757CEB0057BA8CF91EF
Reprints or correspondence: Dr. Carol F. Encarnacion, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Long Island College Hospital, 340 Henry Street, Brooklyn, New
ark:/67375/HXZ-4LRT1L0K-J
ObjectType-Article-2
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-1
content type line 23
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/clinids/24.2.284