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Submasseteric abscess

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Dimitrios G. Balatsouras ,
Georgios M. Kloutsos ,
Dionysis Protopapas ,
Stavros Korres  and
Constantinos Economou
Dimitrios G. Balatsouras
Affiliation:
ENT Clinic of Tzanion General Hospital, Piraeus, Greece
Georgios M. Kloutsos
Affiliation:
ENT Clinic of Tzanion General Hospital, Piraeus, Greece
Dionysis Protopapas
Affiliation:
ENT Clinic of Tzanion General Hospital, Piraeus, Greece
Stavros Korres
Affiliation:
ENT Clinic of Athens National University, Ippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Constantinos Economou
Affiliation:
ENT Clinic of Tzanion General Hospital, Piraeus, Greece
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Abstract

The masseteric space is an important tissue compartment of the neck, but disease in it is difficult to diagnose and treat. In this paper a case of a young adult male with an abscess of the submasseteric space is presented. Diagnosis was established by computed tomography (CT) of the neck, but the severity of the lesion was not accurately estimated. Surgical intervention was performed and a large quantity of pus was drained. A detailed medical history and clinical examination of the patient as well as CT are important tools in the accurate diagnosis and efficient treatment of the disease.

Keywords

NeckMasseter MuscleAbscess
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 1 , January 2001 , pp. 68 - 70
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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