Peritonsillar abscess with parotid and peripharyngeal extension. Report of a case
Barroso Braojos, G.; Raboso García-Baquero, E.; Martínez Sanmillán, J.; Martínez Vidal, A.
Acta Otorrinolaringologica Espanola 51(8): 737-739
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-6519 PMID: 11270112 Document Number: 515842
Peritonsillar abscess is the most frequent complication of a tonsillar infection. The purulent material can spread from peritonsillar space to the fascial neck spaces. These deep neck infections may be a life threatening complication. The correct treatment of these infections is an appropriate antimicrobial therapy and abscess drainage, most of the times by surgery. We present a clinical case of a large perypharyngeal, and parotid abscess originated from a peritonsillar abscess. It was necessary surgical treatment to drain it.