Neck Abscesses and Deep Neck Infections
Nodal group Location Common areas draining to nodal group Submental Inferior to chin, superior to hyoid Lower lip, floor of mouth, apex of tongue Submandibular Inferior to mandible, superior to…
Nodal group Location Common areas draining to nodal group Submental Inferior to chin, superior to hyoid Lower lip, floor of mouth, apex of tongue Submandibular Inferior to mandible, superior to…
Fig. 15.1 Thyroglossal cysts typically present as midline neck masses at the level of the hyoid bone. (Reprinted from Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, Vol.15, Foley DS, Fallat ME, Thyroglossal duct…
Fig. 8.1 Orbital cellulitis . Contrast CT (a) axial (b) coronal. Black arrow demonstrating fat stranding and edema involving the medial and inferior recti muscle on the right with no…
Fig. 4.1 Typical eardrum perforation following tympanostomy tube extrusion Several issues should be investigated before considering surgical closure of a long-standing eardrum perforation [22]. First, age plays a role. Closure…
Laryngitis Common Viruses: adenovirus, influenza Less common Viruses: parainfluenza, coronavirus, rhinovirus, RSV, enteroviruses, HSV Bacteria: Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus Uncommon Viruses: mumps, measlesa, CMV, EBV Bacteria: Corynebacterium diphtheriae a Fungi:…
and Armando G. Correa3, 4 (1) Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 16 S Eutaw St Ste 500, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA (2) Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology,…
Class I—No CFTR protein produced Class II—CFTR protein is degraded in the cell before reaching the plasma membrane Class III—CFTR protein reaches the plasma membrane; however, is unable to be…
PFAPA Familial Mediterranean fever Hyper IgD Systemic onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis Onset at <5 years of age Common Unusual Common Common Length of fever episode 4 days 2 days…
Dibb WL, 1991 [11] Clark WB, 1997 [12] Jones, RN 1997 [13] Drehobl M, 2008 [14] Number of patients 226 23 433 627 Gram–positive organisms Staphylococcus aureus 34.1 %…