Deep neck abscess: analysis of 50 cases / 中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
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(12): 60-63, 2005.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-354097
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To identify the predisposing factors of deep neck abscess and review diagnosis and treatment experience.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A respective review was conducted in 50 cases who were diagnosed as having deep neck abscess in this hospital from Jan. 1997 to Dec. 2002.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The causes of deep neck abscess were tooth diseases (3 cases), acute tonsillitis and laryngitis (8 cases), infection of upper respiratory tract (9 cases), foreign bodies in esophagus (14 cases), diabetes mellitus (5 cases), uncertain cause (11 cases). Among 21 cases of pus bacterial cultivation, 13 (64%) cases were positive. By different ways of drainage including neck-mediastinum incision, and use of large dosage of antibiotics, 46 six cases were cured and 4 cases died. Two died of massive hemorrhage of neck blood vessel burst, one massive hemorrhage of upper digestive tract, another infective shock.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Once deep neck abscess is diagnosed, early surgical drainage, appropriate use of antibiotics and control of complications and accompanying diseases are very important to improve the cure rate.</p>
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Retrospective Studies
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Retropharyngeal Abscess
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Soft Tissue Infections
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Neck
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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