[A case of remarkable effect of clindamycin in nasal septum abscess caused by Streptococcus milleri]

Kansenshogaku Zasshi. 1991 Oct;65(10):1369-73. doi: 10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi1970.65.1369.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We encountered a 14-year-old male patient with a destructive abscess of nasal septum, caused by Streptococcus milleri. He was successfully treated with Clindamycin in combination with surgical intervention. We emphasized the significance of Streptococcus milleri as a causative agent for abscess formation, and clindamycin should be considered as a first choice of antibiotics against Streptococcus milleri infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / drug therapy*
  • Adolescent
  • Clindamycin / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nasal Septum*
  • Nose Diseases / drug therapy
  • Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Clindamycin