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Mediastinitis - a rare complication of a peritonsillar abscess
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 June 2007
Abstract
We report a case of mediastinitis, in an otherwise healthy 25-year-old man, resulting from a peritonsillar abscess with extension through the parapharyngeal and retropharyngeal spaces.
In our case the patient was primarily treated with needle aspiration, a method described in many publications as a safe alternative to incision and drainage.
We emphasize that for peritonsillar abscesses a tonsillectomy or wide incision and drainage, instead of needle aspiration, might prevent the extension of the condition, thus preventing serious complications.
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