McDade K, Singla A, Pash D, Bavaro M, De La Houssaye C. Neisseria Cinerea Bacteremia Secondary to a Retropharyngeal Abscess.
Cureus 2021;
13:e14217. [PMID:
33948407 PMCID:
PMC8086746 DOI:
10.7759/cureus.14217]
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Abstract
Neisseria cinerea is a commensal bacteria of the human oropharynx, not thought to be pathogenic, and is rarely associated with serious infections, including bacteremia. Case reports involving invasive N. cinerea infections are uncommon in the literature. Retropharyngeal abscesses are unusual in adults, and are usually attributable to local trauma.Based on a review of the literature, Neisseria cinerea bacteremia secondary to a retropharyngeal abscess has not been described. We present a unique case of an elderly female without clear predisposing factors for a retropharyngeal abscess, who presented with a N. cinerea bacteremia and was found to have an asymptomatic retropharyngeal abscess.
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