A 3-day-old boy with a right preauricular swelling

Cihangir Akgun; Erdal Peker; Sinan Akbayram; Murat Dogan; Oguz Tuncer; Ercan Kirimi

doi:10.1007/s00431-009-1114-x

A 3-day-old boy with a right preauricular swelling

Eur J Pediatr. 2010 May;169(5):637-8. doi: 10.1007/s00431-009-1114-x. Epub 2010 Jan 15.

Authors

Cihangir Akgun¹, Erdal Peker^{2

3}, Sinan Akbayram¹, Murat Dogan¹, Oguz Tuncer¹, Ercan Kirimi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
² Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey. [email protected].
³ Hospital of the Yuzuncu Yil University, 65100, Van, Turkey. [email protected].

PMID: 20082098
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-009-1114-x

Abstract

A 3-day-old boy was admitted for right preauricular swelling. Examination showed a toxic looking neonate with poor neonatal reflexes. There was erythema and swelling of 4 × 3 cm at the level of the right cheek. Laboratory investigation pointed to a bacterial infection. With parenteral antibiotics, the lesion resolved completely.

Keywords: Infection; Neonatal; Parotitis; Suppurative.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Edema / diagnosis
Edema / etiology
Face / physiopathology
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Parotitis / diagnosis*
Parotitis / drug therapy
Risk Assessment
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents