Parapharyngeal abscess secondary to lymphovenous malformation.

Parapharyngeal abscess secondary to lymphovenous malformation. J Laryngol Otol. 2019 Mar 01;:1-4 Authors: Khosla S, Caton N, Zhang TT, Davies-Husband CR Abstract BACKGROUND: Deep neck space abscesses are an uncommon but life-threatening emergency presentation to the ENT surgeon because of potential acute airway compromise. OBJECTIVE: This paper presents a novel case of a palatine tonsillar, low-flow, lymphovenous malformation pre-disposing to multifocal deep neck space collections and resultant acute airway compromise. PMID: 30821227 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Laryngology and Otology - Category: ENT & OMF Tags: J Laryngol Otol Source Type: research