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Head and Neck Infection

MedGen UID:
272700
•Concept ID:
C1333943
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Disease or Syndrome

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Controversies in the Management of Oral and Maxillofacial Infections.
Taub D, Yampolsky A, Diecidue R, Gold L
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2017 Nov;29(4):465-473. Epub 2017 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2017.06.004. PMID: 28823889
Treatment of cervicofacial actinomycosis: a report of 19 cases and review of literature.
Moghimi M, Salentijn E, Debets-Ossenkop Y, Karagozoglu KH, Forouzanfar T
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2013 Jul 1;18(4):e627-32. doi: 10.4317/medoral.19124. PMID: 23722146Free PMC Article
Treatment of childhood arterial ischemic stroke.
Bernard TJ, Goldenberg NA, Armstrong-Wells J, Amlie-Lefond C, Fullerton HJ
Ann Neurol 2008 Jun;63(6):679-96. doi: 10.1002/ana.21406. PMID: 18496844

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Odontogenic-Related Head and Neck Infections: From Abscess to Mediastinitis: Our Experience, Limits, and Perspectives-A 5-Year Survey.
Pucci R, Cassoni A, Di Carlo D, Bartolucci P, Della Monaca M, Barbera G, Di Cosola M, Polimeni A, Valentini V
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023 Feb 16;20(4) doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043469. PMID: 36834169Free PMC Article
Predictors of Infection and Benefit of Antibiotics in Gunshot Wounds to the Face.
Deramo PJ, Biaggi-Ondina A, Kothamasu VS, Berry B, Wainwright DJ
Ann Plast Surg 2022 Nov 1;89(5):517-522. Epub 2022 Sep 9 doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003284. PMID: 36279576
Deep head and neck infections: outcome following empirical therapy with early generation antibiotics.
Varghese L, Mathews SS, Antony Jude Prakash J, Rupa V
Trop Doct 2018 Jul;48(3):179-182. Epub 2018 May 14 doi: 10.1177/0049475518774472. PMID: 29759037
Retropharyngeal abscess after chemotherapy.
Mettias B, Robertson S, Buchanan MA
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Mar 5;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-222610. PMID: 29507016Free PMC Article
Beta-lactamase-producing bacteria in head and neck infection.
Brook I
Laryngoscope 1988 Apr;98(4):428-31. doi: 10.1288/00005537-198804000-00015. PMID: 3258396

Diagnosis

Advanced imaging of head and neck infections.
Baba A, Kurokawa R, Kurokawa M, Reifeiss S, Policeni BA, Ota Y, Srinivasan A
J Neuroimaging 2023 Jul-Aug;33(4):477-492. Epub 2023 Mar 15 doi: 10.1111/jon.13099. PMID: 36922159
Atypical thrombophlebitis patterns in head and neck infections.
George E, Callen AL, Glastonbury CM
Neuroradiol J 2023 Dec;36(6):760-765. Epub 2023 Mar 13 doi: 10.1177/19714009231163564. PMID: 36912438Free PMC Article
Controversies in the Management of Oral and Maxillofacial Infections.
Taub D, Yampolsky A, Diecidue R, Gold L
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2017 Nov;29(4):465-473. Epub 2017 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2017.06.004. PMID: 28823889
Imaging of head and neck emergencies.
Brucker JL, Gentry LR
Radiol Clin North Am 2015 Jan;53(1):215-52. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2014.09.007. PMID: 25476182
Head and neck infection and inflammation.
Rana RS, Moonis G
Radiol Clin North Am 2011 Jan;49(1):165-82. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2010.07.013. PMID: 21111134

Therapy

Antibiotic and Anticoagulation Therapy in Lemierre's Syndrome: Case Report and Review.
Campo F, Fusconi M, Ciotti M, Diso D, Greco A, Cattaneo CG, de Vincentiis M
J Chemother 2019 Feb;31(1):42-48. doi: 10.1080/1120009X.2018.1554992. PMID: 30773133
Deep head and neck infections: outcome following empirical therapy with early generation antibiotics.
Varghese L, Mathews SS, Antony Jude Prakash J, Rupa V
Trop Doct 2018 Jul;48(3):179-182. Epub 2018 May 14 doi: 10.1177/0049475518774472. PMID: 29759037
Retropharyngeal abscess after chemotherapy.
Mettias B, Robertson S, Buchanan MA
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Mar 5;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-222610. PMID: 29507016Free PMC Article
Controversies in the Management of Oral and Maxillofacial Infections.
Taub D, Yampolsky A, Diecidue R, Gold L
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2017 Nov;29(4):465-473. Epub 2017 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2017.06.004. PMID: 28823889
Thyroid abscess.
Schweitzer VG, Olson NR
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1981 Mar-Apr;89(2):226-9. doi: 10.1177/019459988108900216. PMID: 6787517

Prognosis

Advanced imaging of head and neck infections.
Baba A, Kurokawa R, Kurokawa M, Reifeiss S, Policeni BA, Ota Y, Srinivasan A
J Neuroimaging 2023 Jul-Aug;33(4):477-492. Epub 2023 Mar 15 doi: 10.1111/jon.13099. PMID: 36922159
Predictors of Infection and Benefit of Antibiotics in Gunshot Wounds to the Face.
Deramo PJ, Biaggi-Ondina A, Kothamasu VS, Berry B, Wainwright DJ
Ann Plast Surg 2022 Nov 1;89(5):517-522. Epub 2022 Sep 9 doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003284. PMID: 36279576
Invasive infections with Fusobacterium necrophorum including Lemierre's syndrome: an 8-year Swedish nationwide retrospective study.
Nygren D, Holm K
Clin Microbiol Infect 2020 Aug;26(8):1089.e7-1089.e12. Epub 2019 Dec 14 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2019.12.002. PMID: 31843654
Transcervical ultrasonography in the diagnosis of pediatric peritonsillar abscess.
Fordham MT, Rock AN, Bandarkar A, Preciado D, Levy M, Cohen J, Safdar N, Reilly BK
Laryngoscope 2015 Dec;125(12):2799-804. Epub 2015 May 6 doi: 10.1002/lary.25354. PMID: 25945805
Dentigerous cysts presenting as head and neck infections.
Smith JL 2nd, Kellman RM
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2005 Nov;133(5):715-7. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2005.07.014. PMID: 16274798

Clinical prediction guides

Predicting failure of detection of peritonsillar abscess with ultrasound in pediatric populations.
Orobello NC, Crowder HR, Riley PE, Michel M, Behzadpour HK, Rana MS, Sanchez-Jacob R, Reilly BK
Am J Otolaryngol 2024 Jan-Feb;45(1):104021. Epub 2023 Aug 15 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2023.104021. PMID: 37625277
Odontogenic-Related Head and Neck Infections: From Abscess to Mediastinitis: Our Experience, Limits, and Perspectives-A 5-Year Survey.
Pucci R, Cassoni A, Di Carlo D, Bartolucci P, Della Monaca M, Barbera G, Di Cosola M, Polimeni A, Valentini V
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023 Feb 16;20(4) doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043469. PMID: 36834169Free PMC Article
Predictors of Infection and Benefit of Antibiotics in Gunshot Wounds to the Face.
Deramo PJ, Biaggi-Ondina A, Kothamasu VS, Berry B, Wainwright DJ
Ann Plast Surg 2022 Nov 1;89(5):517-522. Epub 2022 Sep 9 doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003284. PMID: 36279576
The financial burden of acute odontogenic infections: the South Australian experience.
Han J, Liau I, Bayetto K, May B, Goss A, Sambrook P, Cheng A
Aust Dent J 2020 Mar;65(1):39-45. Epub 2019 Nov 13 doi: 10.1111/adj.12726. PMID: 31618789
Transcervical ultrasonography in the diagnosis of pediatric peritonsillar abscess.
Fordham MT, Rock AN, Bandarkar A, Preciado D, Levy M, Cohen J, Safdar N, Reilly BK
Laryngoscope 2015 Dec;125(12):2799-804. Epub 2015 May 6 doi: 10.1002/lary.25354. PMID: 25945805

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