[Big profound cervical abscess in a diabetic patient].
With antibiotics and an increasing dental care and hygiene, the profound neck spaces infections have decreased their incidence. Nevertheless we can found them in the clinical practice, and they present a big morbidity and severe complications. We present in this paper a case of profound cervical abscess in a diabetic patient, discussing the clinical and therapeutics aspects.
Arias Marzán
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F
Servicio ORL-a del Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Betancor Martínez
L
L
Sanginés Yzzo
M
M
Zurita Expósito
V
V
De Lucas Carmona
G
G
Rodríguez Rocha
A
A
De Bonis Redondo
M
M
Reig Ripoll
F
F
Redondo Ventura
F
F
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013364:Submandibular Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002439:Cefotaxime