Rhinoscleroma in a 5-year-old Portuguese Child


Autoria(s): Simão, I; Gaspar, I; Faustino, R; Brito, MJ
Data(s)

21/06/2016

21/06/2016

01/07/2014

Resumo

Rhinoscleroma is a chronic granulomatous infectious disease that is rare in Western Europe. We report the case of a 5-year-old Portuguese boy diagnosed with rhinoscleroma in the context of recurrent epistaxis. He had a 6-month course of antibiotic (amoxicillin plus clavulanate) therapy with full recovery.

Identificador

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jul;33(7):774-5

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/2523

10.1097/INF.0000000000000263

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Direitos

openAccess

Palavras-Chave #Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination #Anti-Bacterial Agents #Child, Preschool #Endoscopy #Head #Histocytochemistry #Humans #Klebsiella pneumoniae #Magnetic Resonance Imaging #Male #Microscopy #Nasal Cavity #Portugal #Rhinoscleroma #Treatment Outcome #HDE INF PED
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article