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Retropharyngeal abscess coinfected with Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis after rhinoviral infection in a 1-month-old infant

  • Shin, Jeong Hee;Sung, Se In;Kim, Jin Kyu;Jung, Ji Mi;Kim, Eun Sun;Choi, Soo Han;Kim, Yae Jean;Ahn, Kang Mo;Chang, Yun Sil;Park, Won Soon
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • v.56 no.2
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    • pp.86-89
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    • 2013

  • A retropharyngeal abscess is a rare disease entity in young infants but can develop after nasopharyngeal viral infection. Group B Streptococcus and Staphylococcus aureus are the most common pathogens in young infants, however, Mycobacterium tuberculosis is very rare. We report the case of retropharyngeal abscess and coinfection with S. aureus and M. tuberculosis in a very young infant presenting with respiratory symptoms due to upper airway obstruction. Usually tuberculous retropharyngeal abscesses are caused by the direct invasion of the bacteria from the spine via anterior longitudinal ligament of the spine. However, in this case, no associated spinal disease was observed.

  • https://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2013.56.2.86 인용 PDF KSCI

Misdiagnosis of fetus-in-fetu as meconium peritonitis

  • Kim, Yoon-Joo;Sohn, Se-Hyung;Lee, Ju-Young;Sohn, Jin-A;Lee, Eun-Hee;Kim, Ee-Kyung;Choi, Chang-Won;Kim, Han-Suk;Kim, Beyong-Il;Choi, Jung-Hwan
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • v.54 no.3
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    • pp.133-136
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    • 2011

  • Fetus-in-fetu (FIF) is a rare congenital condition in which a fetiform mass is detected in the host abdomen and also in other sites such as the intracranium, thorax, head, and neck. This condition has been rarely reported in the literature. Herein, we report the case of a fetus presenting with abdominal cystic mass and ascites and prenatally diagnosed as meconium pseudocyst. Explorative laparotomy revealed an irregular fetiform mass in the retroperitoneum within a fluid-filled cyst. The mass contained intestinal tract, liver, pancreas, and finger. Fetal abdominal cystic mass has been identified in a broad spectrum of diseases. However, as in our case, FIF is often overlooked during differential diagnosis. FIF should also be differentiated from other conditions associated with fetal abdominal masses.

  • https://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2011.54.3.133 인용 PDF KSCI