2011
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-011-0487-9
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Clinical Pearls in Pediatric Infections

Abstract: This series of Clinical Pearls presents four cases presenting with infection. Each of these cases had clinical clues to the correct diagnosis, which could be picked up on meticulous history, clinical examination, or basic laboratory investigations. The authors highlight the important lessons to be learnt from each case. The first is a 7 year old boy with recurrent respiratory tract infections since early life. Clinical examination revealed the presence of dextrocardia and situs inversus and bronchiectasis lead… Show more

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“…The major clinical characteristics of LS are reported in Table 1 . Twenty-four percent of the cases were presented with a complaint in the pharyngeal area (tonsillitis, pharyngitis, common sore throat), whereas a few came with an initial complaint of a swelling of the neck, 37 , 61 , 64 66 , 73 , 82 due to either the thrombus itself or an abscess located in the neck region. Only eleven cases were described with initial difficulties in the dental region, 6 , 16 , 18 , 42 , 46 the otogenic region, 18 , 19 , 68 , 77 or the central nervous system.…”
Section: Diagnosismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The major clinical characteristics of LS are reported in Table 1 . Twenty-four percent of the cases were presented with a complaint in the pharyngeal area (tonsillitis, pharyngitis, common sore throat), whereas a few came with an initial complaint of a swelling of the neck, 37 , 61 , 64 66 , 73 , 82 due to either the thrombus itself or an abscess located in the neck region. Only eleven cases were described with initial difficulties in the dental region, 6 , 16 , 18 , 42 , 46 the otogenic region, 18 , 19 , 68 , 77 or the central nervous system.…”
Section: Diagnosismentioning
confidence: 99%