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Deep Neck Infection and Descending Mediastinitis as a Complication of Propionibacterium acnes Odontogenic Infection [PDF]

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2015
Propionibacterium acnes is an anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium which causes numerous types of infections. Isolated Propionibacterium acnes deep neck infections are very rare.
Evgeni Brotfain, Leonid Koyfman, Lisa Saidel-Odes, Abraham Borer, Yael Refaely, Moti Klein   +5 more
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Tonsillectomy and the risk for deep neck infection-a nationwide cohort study.

PLoS ONE, 2015
BackgroundAlthough the tonsils contribute to first line immunity against foreign pathogens in the upper aero-digestive tract, the association of tonsillectomy with the risk of deep neck infection remains unclear.
Ying-Piao Wang, Mao-Che Wang, Hung-Ching Lin, Kuo-Sheng Lee, Pesus Chou   +4 more
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Management of deep neck infection by a transnasal approach: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009
Introduction Deep neck infection is a life-threatening condition, and intravenous antibiotic therapy is preferable in the early stages of the disease. However, in the advanced stages, surgical drainage should be performed.
Baba Yuh, Kato Yasumasa, Saito Hideyuki, Ogawa Kaoru   +3 more
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SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ANAEROBIC DEEP NECK INFECTION COMPLICATED BY MEDIASTINITIS [PDF]

Acta Biomedica Scientifica, 2017
The article analyzes the surgical treatment of 78 patients with deep neck total necrotic phlegmon. It was revealed that in 95 % of cases in the early period are complicated by descending mediastinitis.
E. V. Lishov, A. A. Kharitonov, A. M. Putintsev   +2 more
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Emergency neck MRI: feasibility and diagnostic accuracy in cases of neck infection [PDF]

, 2022
Background: Computed tomography (CT) has traditionally been the first-line imaging method in neck emergencies such as deep neck infections. Due to superior soft-tissue contrast, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be an alternative to CT, also in ...
Hirvonen J, Nyman M, Mattila K, Nurminen J, Heikkinen J, Irjala H, Velhonoja J, Soukka T, Happonen T   +8 more
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Long‐term neck and shoulder function among survivors of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma treated with chemoradiation as assessed with the neck dissection impairment index

, 2021
BackgroundOf interest is the long‐term neck and shoulder impairment of patients treated with primary chemoradiotherapy (CRT). This is important for counseling patients regarding treatment decisions when discussing primary CRT.MethodsA cross‐sectional ...
Scott A. Mclean, Wolf, Gregory T., Bradford, Carol R., Matthew E. Spector, Jeffrey M. Vainshtein, Mark E. Prince, Sarah J. M. Burgin, Prince, Mark E. P., Eisbruch, Avraham, Mclean, Scott A., Gregory T. Wolf, Carol R. Bradford, Burgin, Sarah J. M., Rosko, Andrew, Prince, Mark E., Vainshtein, Jeffrey M., Douglas B. Chepeha, Bellile, Emily, Pearson, Alexander T., Francis P. Worden, Spector, Matthew E., Emily Bellile, Avraham Eisbruch, Worden, Francis P., Chepeha, Douglas B., Alexander T. Pearson, Andrew Rosko   +26 more
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Deep neck infections in geriatric patients; A clinical retrospective study

Medicine Science, 2020
In this study, the diagnosis and treatment results of patients over 65 years old who were followed-up with the diagnosis of deep neck infection in a tertiary hospital were evaluated retrospectively.
Selcuk Kuzu, Caglar Gunebakan
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A case of Kawasaki disease with coexistence of a parapharyngeal abscess requiring incision and drainage [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2010
Kawasaki disease (KD) causes multisystemic vasculitis but infrequently manifests with deep neck infections, such as a peritonsillar abscess, peritonsillar or deep neck cellulitis, suppurative parapharyngeal infection, or retropharyngeal abscess.
Se Hyun Choi, Hyun Jung Kim
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A 5-Year-Old Child with a Deep Neck Abscess Complicated by Laryngeal Obstruction

Children, 2022
Deep neck space infections (DNSI) are defined as infections in the potential spaces and fascial planes of the neck. We show the clinical case of a retro and para-pharyngeal abscess in a healthy 5-year-old child complicated by compression and dislocation ...
Armando Di Ludovico, Massimiliano Raso, Paola Di Filippo, Sabrina Di Pillo, Roberta Zappacosta, Giustino Parruti, Pasquale Zingariello, Francesco Chiarelli, Marina Attanasi   +8 more
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Characteristics and patterns of adult and pediatric deep neck space infection in a tertiary care institute

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2022
Background Deep neck space infections are a serious but treatable group of infections affecting the fascial planes of the neck. The objective of this study is to determine various etiological causes, common sites, bacteriology, and complications in adult
Ahmed Amin Nassar, Hazem Othman, Ahmad Mohamed Eltelety   +2 more
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