Double trouble: Necrotizing tonsillitis in the setting of
Group A strep
Mononucleosis
Necrotizing tonsillitis
Sore throat
Journal
Radiology case reports
ISSN: 1930-0433
Titre abrégé: Radiol Case Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101467888
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2024
Dec 2024
Historique:
received:
05
07
2024
revised:
03
09
2024
accepted:
04
09
2024
medline:
27
9
2024
pubmed:
27
9
2024
entrez:
27
9
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Tonsillitis, the inflammation of the palatine tonsils, is a common cause of throat pain. It is most often due to viruses but can also be related to bacteria. Necrotizing tonsillitis is a rare complication of acute tonsillitis with relatively few cases reported in the literature. We present a case of necrotizing tonsillitis in a patient with mononucleosis related to infection by Epstein-Barr virus, with superinfection with
Identifiants
pubmed: 39328937
doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2024.09.024
pii: S1930-0433(24)00971-3
pmc: PMC11424907
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
5967-5969Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington.