Infected branchial cleft cyst in a newborn
We report a case of a newborn with a Staphylococcus aureus infection of a branchial cleft anomaly (BCA) and review the characteristics and frequency of infection of this congenital anomaly over 18 years at our center. Six percent of patients presented as neonates and 42% of BCAs became infected.
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| author | Jennifer B. Frazer Dafydd A. Davies Joanne M. Langley |
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| description | We report a case of a newborn with a Staphylococcus aureus infection of a branchial cleft anomaly (BCA) and review the characteristics and frequency of infection of this congenital anomaly over 18 years at our center. Six percent of patients presented as neonates and 42% of BCAs became infected. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-afe8c10a0deb4c0782223f821e88dfdb2022-12-22T00:22:06ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662022-06-0181102275Infected branchial cleft cyst in a newbornJennifer B. Frazer0Dafydd A. Davies1Joanne M. Langley2Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada; Corresponding author. IWK Health Centre, 5980 University Ave, Halifax, NS, B3K 6R8, Canada.Division of Pediatric General & Thoracic Surgery, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada; Departments of Pediatrics and Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada; Corresponding author. Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Health Centre, Goldbloom RCC Pavilion, 4th Floor, 5850/5980 University Ave, Halifax, NS, B3K 6R8, Canada.We report a case of a newborn with a Staphylococcus aureus infection of a branchial cleft anomaly (BCA) and review the characteristics and frequency of infection of this congenital anomaly over 18 years at our center. Six percent of patients presented as neonates and 42% of BCAs became infected.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576622001026Branchial cleft anomaliesSoft tissue infectionsNeckNewborn |
| spellingShingle | Jennifer B. Frazer Dafydd A. Davies Joanne M. Langley Infected branchial cleft cyst in a newborn Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports Branchial cleft anomalies Soft tissue infections Neck Newborn |
| title | Infected branchial cleft cyst in a newborn |
| title_full | Infected branchial cleft cyst in a newborn |
| title_fullStr | Infected branchial cleft cyst in a newborn |
| title_full_unstemmed | Infected branchial cleft cyst in a newborn |
| title_short | Infected branchial cleft cyst in a newborn |
| title_sort | infected branchial cleft cyst in a newborn |
| topic | Branchial cleft anomalies Soft tissue infections Neck Newborn |
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