[Peritonsillar abscess with parotid and peripharyngeal extension. Report of a case].
Peritonsillar abscess is the most frequent complication of a tonsillar infection. The purulent material can spread from peritonsillar space to the fascial neck spaces. These deep neck infections may be a life threatening complication. The correct treatment of these infections is an appropriate antimicrobial therapy and abscess drainage, most of the times by surgery. We present a clinical case of a large perypharyngeal, and parotid abscess originated from a peritonsillar abscess. It was necessary surgical treatment to drain it.
Departamento de ORL, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España. gbarroso@hrc.insalud.es
G
G
Barroso Braojos
E
E
Raboso García-Baquero
J
J
Martínez Sanmillán
A
A
Martínez Vidal
D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed