Infection of the neck spaces: a present day complication.
Although advances in antibiotic therapy have made adult neck space infections an uncommon event, it is essential to bear them in mind when treating oro-dental and oro-pharyngeal sepsis, as they can often progress with life threatening sequelae. Three cases of neck space infection as a consequence of dental infection, pharyngitis and peritonsillar abscess are presented. The management of a potentially compromised airway is of paramount importance in the immediate treatment of neck space sepsis.
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Blackburn Royal Infirmary, Lancashire.
Martin-Hirsch
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Lannigan
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D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000150:complications; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000150:complications; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed