Submasseteric abscess caused by Mycoplasma salivarium infection.

ABSTRACT: Mycoplasma salivarium preferentially resides in the human oral cavity. Unlike other Mycoplasma species, M. salivarium has not been regarded as a pathogen, although one case of M. salivarium-caused arthritis in a patient with hypogammaglobulinemia has been reported. We describe the first case of submasseteric abscess caused by M. salivarium.

SUBMITTER: Grisold AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2576575 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature