Carotid Sheath Abscess Caused by a Tooth Decay Infection on the Opposite Side

Deep neck infections are mortal diseases that need emergency treatment. It can occur at any age but usually in pediatric ages. In this report, a left cervical carotid space abscess of a pediatric patient was discussed. It was interesting that the only origin of the left carotid sheath abscess was ri...

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Main Authors: F. Ruya Tuncturk, Lokman Uzun, M. Tayyar Kalcioglu, Oguz Kadir Egilmez, Emine Timurlenk, Muferet Erguven
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/739630
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Emine Timurlenk
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description Deep neck infections are mortal diseases that need emergency treatment. It can occur at any age but usually in pediatric ages. In this report, a left cervical carotid space abscess of a pediatric patient was discussed. It was interesting that the only origin of the left carotid sheath abscess was right inferior first molar tooth decay. Right neck spaces were all clean. Patient had no immunosupression and also there were no congenital masses such as branchial cleft cysts, foreign bodies, or masses suspicious for malignancies in cervical ultrasound and MRI. We discussed this rare condition under the light of the literature.
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spelling doaj-art-2b3db32127ba4fa7ac7a5204ecc3e3352025-08-20T03:54:43ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732015-01-01201510.1155/2015/739630739630Carotid Sheath Abscess Caused by a Tooth Decay Infection on the Opposite SideF. Ruya Tuncturk0Lokman Uzun1M. Tayyar Kalcioglu2Oguz Kadir Egilmez3Emine Timurlenk4Muferet Erguven5Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, 34722 Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, 34722 Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, 34722 Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, 34722 Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, 34722 Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, 34722 Istanbul, TurkeyDeep neck infections are mortal diseases that need emergency treatment. It can occur at any age but usually in pediatric ages. In this report, a left cervical carotid space abscess of a pediatric patient was discussed. It was interesting that the only origin of the left carotid sheath abscess was right inferior first molar tooth decay. Right neck spaces were all clean. Patient had no immunosupression and also there were no congenital masses such as branchial cleft cysts, foreign bodies, or masses suspicious for malignancies in cervical ultrasound and MRI. We discussed this rare condition under the light of the literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/739630
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Oguz Kadir Egilmez
Emine Timurlenk
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Carotid Sheath Abscess Caused by a Tooth Decay Infection on the Opposite Side
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
title Carotid Sheath Abscess Caused by a Tooth Decay Infection on the Opposite Side
title_full Carotid Sheath Abscess Caused by a Tooth Decay Infection on the Opposite Side
title_fullStr Carotid Sheath Abscess Caused by a Tooth Decay Infection on the Opposite Side
title_full_unstemmed Carotid Sheath Abscess Caused by a Tooth Decay Infection on the Opposite Side
title_short Carotid Sheath Abscess Caused by a Tooth Decay Infection on the Opposite Side
title_sort carotid sheath abscess caused by a tooth decay infection on the opposite side
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/739630
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