ABSCESO PERIAMIGDALINO CAUSADO POR NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS.

SUMMARY: PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS CAUSED BY NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS Neisseria meningitidis is a higly virulent microorganism that can cause meningitis and sepsis. This microorganism can be cultivated from the throats of asymptomatic carriers and it likely enters the circulation through the upper respiratory tract but it is infrequent that N. meningitidis causes simple infections of the upper respiratory tract. Here we present a case report of peritonsillar abscess caused by N. meningitidis.