[Cellulitis of the neck due to anaerobic germs: report of 10 cases (author's transl)].
Cellulitis of the neck in 10 patients was found to be due to anaerobic germ infections of either dental or tonsillar origins or following surgery. The lesion was diffuse in 8 cases, unilateral in two, and associated with signs of severe toxic infection in 9 cases. Early clinical crepitation was detected in 4 patients. The extremely poor prognosis related to the onset of infective shock and pleuropulmonary and mediastind complications, treatment including intensive care and anti-anaerobic germ antibiotic therapy. The place of surgical treatment is discussed, operative intervention being necessary when there are signs of poor general tolerance, not only in the presence of gas gangrene, but also when a diffuse cellulitis exists without signs of crepitation or the presence of fluid.
D000693:Anaerobiosis; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009333:Neck / Q000382:microbiology*; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use
D008795:Metronidazole; D010400:Penicillin G
Les cellulites cervicales à germes anaérobies. A propos de 10 cas.