Extensive deep neck infection associated with acupuncture

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dc.contributor.authorHassanesfahani, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorTian, Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorCervellione, KLen_US
dc.contributor.authorLouis, MA.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-30T05:56:12Z
dc.date.available2024-11-30T05:56:12Z
dc.date.issued2024-08
dc.description.abstractDeep neck infections are rare but potentially lethal conditions that require prompt identification and management. They can occur in the peritonsillar, submandibular, parapharyngeal and retropharyngeal spaces. The most affected areas tend to differ by age, with tonsillitis being more common in children and odontogenic in older adults. Predisposing factors to infection can also influence location. Early treatment is paramount as airway compromise, septic shock and extension to adjacent structures can lead to morbidity and mortality. Here we report a case of extensive deep neck infection in an elderly diabetic patient with multiple abscesses involving the paraspinal space and extending anteriorly close to the carotid sheet, yet without airway compromise or hemodynamic instability. After further questioning, the likely mode of infection was identified as acupuncture in the affected region. We present a review of the presentations, differential diagnoses, treatments, and clinical course of adults with deep neck infections to highlight the importance of expeditious diagnosis and treatment.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsFlushing Hospital Medical Centre, Department of Surgery, Flushing, New Yorken_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsFlushing Hospital Medical Centre, Department of Surgery, Flushing, New Yorken_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Clinical Research, MediSys Health Network, Jamaica, New Yorken_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsFlushing Hospital Medical Centre, Department of Surgery, Flushing, New Yorken_US
dc.identifier.citationHassanesfahani M, Tian J, Cervellione KL, Louis MA.. Extensive deep neck infection associated with acupuncture . International Surgery Journal. 2024 Aug; 11(8): 1338-1342en_US
dc.identifier.issn2349-3305
dc.identifier.issn2349-2902
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/236392
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber8en_US
dc.relation.volume11en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20242128en_US
dc.subjectAcupunctureen_US
dc.subjectDebridementen_US
dc.subjectDeep neck infectionen_US
dc.subjectNegative wound pressureen_US
dc.subjectInterventional radiology drainageen_US
dc.titleExtensive deep neck infection associated with acupunctureen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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