Phlegmon of the neck – cases reports

Marta Pietraszek; Joanna Witkiewicz; Dorota Miętkiewska-Leszniewska; Małgorzata Wierzbicka

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ISSN: 1643-9279

Postępy w chirurgii głowy i szyi/Advances in Head and Neck Surgery

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1/2019
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Case report

Phlegmon of the neck – cases reports

Marta Pietraszek

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,

Joanna Witkiewicz

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,

Dorota Miętkiewska-Leszniewska

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,

Małgorzata Wierzbicka

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Klinika Otolaryngologii i Onkologii Laryngologicznej, Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu

(Postępy w Chirurgii Głowy i Szyi 2019; 1: 1–3)

Online publish date: 2019/12/22

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In recent years, the incidence of phlegmon of the neck is significantly reduced. Although this complication is still encountered. This report describes 3 cases of deep neck infection, that despite the antibiotic treatment, also required surgical intervention.

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Phlegmon of the neck – cases reports

Marta Pietraszek 1 , Joanna Witkiewicz 1 , Dorota Miętkiewska-Leszniewska 1 , Małgorzata Wierzbicka 1

neck phlegmon, deep neck infection, treatment, surgical drainage

Marta Pietraszek

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,

Joanna Witkiewicz

¹

,

Dorota Miętkiewska-Leszniewska

¹

,

Małgorzata Wierzbicka

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