title: Infratemporal fossa abscess: complication of maxillary sinusitis.
abstract: This is a case report of a child presenting with a left-sided facial swelling with a perimaxillary infratemporal fossa abscess and maxillary sinusitis of the same side. The patient was treated by incision and drainage via a sublabial approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Gloucester Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester, UK.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Raghava
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basu
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013703:Temporal Muscle; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed