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[Infectious ENT emergencies].
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The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2016 Sep 27; Vol. 25, pp. 27. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Sep 27 (Print Publication: 2016). - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Extremely serious diseases associated with very poor prognosis, especially in this context of undermedicalization and poverty. The aim of this case study was to determine the etiologies of these emergencies and to discuss their therapeutic management. Retrospective-descriptive study conducted over a 5-year period, a total of 52 clinical records were included. These infections accounted for 0.33% of our consultations. The average age of our patients was 23 years. Young age, inappropriate treatments and some ENT disorders were found to be contributing factors. The reasons for consultation were varied, depending on the site of infection; however, two clinical signs were constant: pain and fever. Adenophlegmon, peritonsillar phlegmon, cellulitis were our main etiologies together with streptococcus and staphylococcus which were the commonest causative bacteria. Empirical antibiotic therapy was used as first-line therapy, in particular third-generation cephalosporin + aminoglycoside + imidazole combination. Clinical course was marked by local and systemic complications. The evolution of diagnostic and therapeutic ENT emergencies management plans still encounters complications due to patient delay in seeking consultation.<br />Competing Interests: Conflits d’intérêts Les auteirs ne déclarent aucun conflit d’'intérêts.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents administration & dosage
Bacterial Infections drug therapy
Bacterial Infections microbiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Infections drug therapy
Infections microbiology
Male
Middle Aged
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases drug therapy
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases microbiology
Retrospective Studies
Young Adult
Bacterial Infections epidemiology
Emergencies
Infections epidemiology
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- French
- ISSN :
- 1937-8688
- Volume :
- 25
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Pan African medical journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28154719
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2016.25.27.9830