A 5-Year-Old Child with a Deep Neck Abscess Complicated by Laryngeal Obstruction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15714463 |
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| Authors | Armando Di Ludovico (0000-0002-2644-1475, University of Chieti-Pescara), Massimiliano Raso (University of Chieti-Pescara), Paola Di Filippo (0000-0001-7336-4292, University of Chieti-Pescara), Sabrina Di Pillo (University of Chieti-Pescara), Roberta Zappacosta (University of Chieti-Pescara), Giustino Parruti (0000-0003-3483-8170, Azienda USL di Pescara), Pasquale Zingariello (University of Chieti-Pescara), Francesco Chiarelli (0000-0002-3724-1495, University of Chieti-Pescara), Marina Attanasi (0000-0001-6513-3160, University of Chieti-Pescara, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-17 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/children10010017 |
| PMID | 36670568 |
| OpenAlex | W4313511090 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
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 of the larynx with marked airway caliber reduction and potentially fatal extension up to the mediastinal aditus. DNSI can occur at any age and, due to its rapid progression, requires immediate treatment in children. In healthy children, concurrent abscesses in separate neck spaces are rare. DNSI recurrence should alert the physician to the possibility of a congenital problem, and if imaging fails, laryngoscopy may be the best diagnostic technique
Abscess · Airway · Airway obstruction · Intubation · Laryngoscopy · Larynx · Radiology · Reduction (mathematics · Head and Neck Anomalies · Medicine · Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases · Tracheal and airway disorders · Surgery
| Highly cited | No |
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