title: [Phlegmon neck and face as a complication peritonsillar abscess--case report].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Otolaryngologii i Rehabilitacji Fono-Audiologicznej Katedry Chirurgii Głowy i Szyi UM, Lodzi.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuśmierczyk
authors.forename: Jurek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Olszewski
authors.forename: Wiesław
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Konopka
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pietkiewicz
mesh_terms: D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology*; D005145:Face; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome