A Rare Case Of Adolescent Epiglottitis Secondary To Streptococcus Dysgalactiae

Authors

Kedar Tilak, Children's Mercy Kansas CityFollow
Mohamed Aashiq Abdul Ghayum, Children's Mercy Kansas CityFollow
Douglas Swanson, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Rana El Feghaly, Children's Mercy Kansas CityFollow

Publication Date

5-2025

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Abstract

Streptococcus dysgalactiae causes pharyngitis, cellulitis, necrotizing soft tissue infections, sepsis, and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome • It can lead to both toxin-mediated and immune-mediated diseases • Mostly seen in adults, rare in pediatric patients • Here we present a 15-year-old with S. dysgalactiae- associated septicemia, and epiglottitis with extensive neck infection

Disciplines

Infectious Disease | Pediatrics

Notes

Presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases; May 26-30, 2025; Bucharest, Romania.

Recommended Citation

Tilak, Kedar; Abdul Ghayum, Mohamed Aashiq; Swanson, Douglas; and El Feghaly, Rana, "A Rare Case Of Adolescent Epiglottitis Secondary To Streptococcus Dysgalactiae" (2025). Posters. 469.
https://scholarlyexchange.childrensmercy.org/posters/469