Recovery of anaerobic bacteria from a glossal abscess in an adolescent

摘要

Glossal abscess is infrequent in children. Anaerobic bacteria are rarely recovered from this infection and never have been reported in children or adolescents. A 15-year-old patient presented with a tongue abscess following trauma. Aspirate of the abscess yielded polymicrobial anaerobic floracolon;Prevotella melaninogenica, Fusobacterium nucleatum, andPeptostreptococcus micros.The patient recovered following incision and drainage and 14 days of antimicrobial therapy with clindamycin. This report illustrates the recovery of anaerobic bacteria from glossal abscess in an adolescent.