Table 1 Clinical and biological characteristics for 75 children with acute cervical lymphadenitis and infections of the retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal spaces
Diagnosis (n) | Fever n (%) | Neck swelling n (%) | Torticollis n (%) | WBC ≥ 15 000/mm3n (%) | C-reactive protein ≥ 50 mg/L n (%) | Contrast-enhanced CT scan n (%) | Microbiological data (n) and method of providing (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACL (43) | 42 (97.7) | 41 (95.3) | 12 (27.9) | 26 (60.5) | 27 (62.8) | 13 (30.2) | Staphylococcus aureus (1) Tonsillar swab |
SCL (13) | 12 (92.3) | 12 (92.3) | 6 (46.2) | 9 (69.2) | 7 (53.8) | 10 (76.9) | S. aureus (2) Streptococcus pyogenes (1) Serratia marcescens (1) Mycobacterium avium (1) Surgical drainage (3), fine needle aspiration biopsy (2) |
RA (11) | 10 (90.9) | 5 (45.5) | 10 (90.9) | 8 (72.7) | 10 (90.9) | 11 (100) | S. pyogenes (1) Surgical drainage |
PPA (7) | 7 (100) | 6 (85.7) | 6 (85.7) | 6 (85.7) | 6 (85.7) | 7 (100) | 0 |
CHF (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Streptococcus mitis, Prevotella buccae, Fusoacterium nucleatum, Eikenella corrodens Surgical drainage |