[Phlegmon neck and face as a complication peritonsillar abscess--case report].
The authors describe a 46-year-old male patient. Inflammatory state of tonsils and peritonsillar abscess caused a serious complication which came to parapharyngeal phlegmon and superficial soft tissue phlegmon face and neck. A wide application of antibiotic gives a rare complication, but mortality reaches a few percent. A basic method is a surgical treatment--a wide cut of tissues in many places, to drainage interfascia space and compound aim intravenous antibiotic therapy.
Kuśmierczyk
Krzysztof
K
Klinika Otolaryngologii i Rehabilitacji Fono-Audiologicznej Katedry Chirurgii Głowy i Szyi UM, Lodzi.
Olszewski
Jurek
J
Konopka
Wiesław
W
Pietkiewicz
Piotr
P
D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology*; D005145:Face; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome