title: Deep neck infections: clinical considerations in aggressive disease.
abstract: Deep neck infections are common and occur as a consequence of several etiologies. Antibiotic therapy, interventional radiology, and patient support modalities have become increasingly sophisticated, although surgery continues to be the mainstay of treatment for most patients. Today, neck infections are rarely life threatening when sound and timely management is applied.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Maryland Medical System, 650 West Baltimore Street, Suite 1401, Baltimore, MD 21204, USA. jcaccamese@umm.edu
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Caccamese
authors.forename: Domenick P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Coletti
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D004322:Drainage; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D009333:Neck; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017703:Retropharyngeal Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014140:Tracheotomy