Peritonsillar abscesses in infants requiring intratracheal intubation: Two case reports

Yuki Ando; Tomohisa Hirai; Kota Takemoto; Keishin Go; Takehiro Sera; Takayoshi Hattori; Noriyuki Fukushima; Shin Masuda; Sachio Takeno

Otolaryngology Case Reports (Sep 2022)

Peritonsillar abscesses in infants requiring intratracheal intubation: Two case reports

Yuki Ando,
Tomohisa Hirai,
Kota Takemoto,
Keishin Go,
Takehiro Sera,
Takayoshi Hattori,
Noriyuki Fukushima,
Shin Masuda,
Sachio Takeno

Affiliations

Yuki Ando: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, 1-5-54 Ujina, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 734-8530, Japan; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, JA Hiroshima General Hospital, 1-3-3 Jigozen, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 738-8503, Japan; Corresponding author. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, 1-5-54 Ujina, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 734-8530, Japan.
Tomohisa Hirai: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, 1-5-54 Ujina, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 734-8530, Japan
Kota Takemoto: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 734-8551, Japan
Keishin Go: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, 1-5-54 Ujina, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 734-8530, Japan
Takehiro Sera: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, 1-5-54 Ujina, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 734-8530, Japan
Takayoshi Hattori: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, 1-5-54 Ujina, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 734-8530, Japan
Noriyuki Fukushima: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, 1-5-54 Ujina, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 734-8530, Japan
Shin Masuda: Department of Pediatric Rehabilitation, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, 1-5-54 Ujina, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 734-8530, Japan
Sachio Takeno: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 734-8551, Japan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 24
p. 100454

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Background and purpose: Peritonsillar abscess (PTA), which has a rapid onset and can cause life-threatening pharyngeal edema, is very rare in infants and there are only few reports in the literature. We report two cases of PTA in infants. Patients: The first patient was a 10-month-old boy and the second was an 11-month-old boy. For several days, they remained admitted in the intensive care unit and underwent incision and drainage and intratracheal intubation. Conclusion: PTA in infants requires careful airway management even if surgical drainage is performed successfully at an early stage.

Published in Otolaryngology Case Reports

ISSN: 2468-5488 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Otorhinolaryngology
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