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Pericondritis en un paciente pediátrico de seis semanas
Jacob J Dunn1, Thiagarajan Nandhagopal1, Audrey Nguyen1
1Pediatrics, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, USA.
Cureus
|August 25, 2025
Resumen
La pericondritis, una infección del cartílago del oído, es rara en los bebés. El tratamiento inmediato con antibióticos es vital para los bebés que presentan hinchazón del oído, incluso sin una causa clara, para prevenir la deformidad.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Pediatría
- Enfermedades infecciosas
- Otorrinolaringología
Sus antecedentes:
- La pericondritis, una infección del cartílago auricular, es poco común en los bebés.
- El diagnóstico y el tratamiento tempranos son cruciales para prevenir complicaciones graves como la necrosis del cartílago y la deformidad auricular en este grupo de edad.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para reportar un caso de pericondritis en un bebé de seis semanas.
- Para enfatizar la importancia de considerar la pericondritis en las infecciones de oído de los bebés, incluso sin una causa clara.
Principales métodos:
- Un estudio de caso de un bebé previamente sano de seis semanas de edad que presentaba eritema auricular unilateral, hinchazón y sensibilidad.
- Se inició un tratamiento antibiótico empírico con agentes antipseudomonales y antiestafilocócicos por vía intravenosa.
Principales resultados:
- El bebé mostró una respuesta positiva a los antibióticos intravenosos, seguidos de una terapia oral.
- La resolución completa de los síntomas se logró sin deformidad auricular a largo plazo o recidiva en el seguimiento.
Conclusiones:
- La pericondritis en los bebés es rara y puede manifestarse sin trauma o perforación previa.
- El diagnóstico rápido y la administración adecuada de antibióticos son esenciales para obtener resultados favorables y prevenir complicaciones en los bebés.
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