BACKGROUND Acute necrotizing encephalopathy is one of the most devastating neurological complications of influenza virus infection. Acute necrotizing encephalopathy preferentially affects the thalamus bilaterally, as does deep cerebral venous thrombosis, which can lead to misdiagnosis. CASE PRESENTATION A 52-year-old Japanese woman infected with seasonal influenza B virus presented to the eme...

Significant advances in reconstructive head and neck surgery with free microvascular flaps have had a positive impact on esthetic outcomes quality of life. However, complications still occur some patients. This study investigated the influence Hemoglobin, Albumin, Lymphocyte, Platelet Score (HALP score), an immunonutritive marker, flap success. The retrospective analysis included 194 patients w...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of using intravenous antibiotics alone to treat clinically stable children with clearly defined deep neck abscesses diagnosed by contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT). DESIGN Retrospective chart and CT scan review. SETTING Tertiary care children's hospital. PATIENTS The study comprised clinically stable pediatric patients who presented with si...

With the emergence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the incidence of deep neck space infections and associated life-threatening complications has been on the rise. We describe a case of tubercular retropharyngeal abscess in an HIV-positive patient who developed bilateral parapharyngeal space abscesses and was treated by incision and drainage.

PERITONSILLAR abscess is a known cause of serious airway complications, and, in this context, is discussed in anesthesiology texts. Other medical literature contains reports of peritonsillar abscesses that spread along the deep fascial planes of the neck and chest. We report a rare case in which caudad spread of a peritonsillar abscess lead to life-threatening conditions in addition to airway c...

BACKGROUND The authors examined whether poor preoperative glucose control, as indicated by the hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level of more than 8%, is associated with postoperative wound and infectious complications in diabetic patients that have undergone total knee arthroplasty (TKA). METHODS One hundred and sixty-seven TKAs performed in 115 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, from January 200...

A 21-year-old normossemic patient sought care in an emergency hospital with a major complaint of neck swelling and pain to breathe, talk, eat and drink water, presenting anodontogenic infection of the lower right first molar tooth that evolved for 9 days with no previous medical assistance. The clinical aspect showed (Figure 1) redness and extensive swelling of hardened consistency of neck, sub...