Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the prognostic importance of hematologic test findings in addition neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte monocyte-to-lymphocyte systemic inflammation response index, and C-reactive protein patients with deep neck infection compare these results healthy subjects.Material Methods: included 32 diagnosed as treated by surgical interven...

Propionibacterium acnes is an anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium which causes numerous types of infections. Isolated Propionibacterium acnes deep neck infections are very rare. We present an interesting case of deep neck infection complicated by descending mediastinitis of isolated Propionibacterium acnes infection.

INTRODUCTION Deep neck infections (DNI) are potentially lethal processes and are susceptible to severe complications. This study shows an increment of the incidence and investigated the cause. More than 30% of cases are idiopathic, but they are commonly related to a dental or oropharyngeal infection. MATERIAL AND METHODS We present 286 consecutive cases in a retrospective 11-year study. We an...

structures that lie between the right and left pleura between the thoracic inlet and the diaphragm. Mediastinitis can be divided into the acute and chronic forms according to the etiology and the clinical course. Acute suppurative mediastinitis is an uncommon and life threatening condition (1). The main causes of acute mediastinitis include esophageal perforation, post-operative complications a...

BACKGROUND Although the tonsils contribute to first line immunity against foreign pathogens in the upper aero-digestive tract, the association of tonsillectomy with the risk of deep neck infection remains unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence rate and risk of deep neck infection among patients who had undergone a tonsillectomy. METHODS This retrospective cohort study eval...