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Infratemporal fossa abscess: complication of maxillary sinusitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

N. Raghava ,
K. Evans  and
S. Basu
N. Raghava
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Gloucester Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester, UK.
K. Evans
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Gloucester Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester, UK.
S. Basu
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Gloucester Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester, UK.
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Abstract

This is a case report of a child presenting with a left-sided facial swelling with a perimaxillary infratemporal fossa abscess and maxillary sinusitis of the same side. The patient was treated by incision and drainage via a sublabial approach.

Keywords

ChildSinusitisNeckAbscess
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 118 , Issue 5 , May 2004 , pp. 377 - 378
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2004

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