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Flint, Paul W.; Haughey, Bruce H.; Lund, Valerie J.; Niparko, John K.; Richardson, Mark A.; Robbins, K. Thomas; Thomas, Joy A.

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“…Outcomes were reviewed and analyzed. The involved spaces were divided according to the paper of Hegde and included the following spaces: submandibular space, parapharyngeal space and peritonsillar space, Ludwig's angina, masticator space, retropharyngeal space, and parotid space (2). Finally, for data analysis we used SPSS for Windows (version 16.0, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) and descriptive statistics like mean ± standard deviation (SD) and median were used for quantitative, and frequency tables and percentages for qualitative data analysis.…”

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“…The anterior visceral space is exclusively infrahyoid in location. The prevertebral, retropharyngeal, danger and carotid spaces traverse the neck from the skull base down to the mediastinum (2,3). Prior to the advent of antibiotics, tonsillar and peritonsillar infections were the sources of infection in 70% of DNSIs (2).…”

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“…The prevertebral, retropharyngeal, danger and carotid spaces traverse the neck from the skull base down to the mediastinum (2,3). Prior to the advent of antibiotics, tonsillar and peritonsillar infections were the sources of infection in 70% of DNSIs (2). However, recently odontogenic infections have been one of the most common diseases in the oral and maxillofacial region, especially in developing countries (4).…”

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Clinical and epidemiological profile of deep neck space infections: A retrospective study in Hamadan, Western Iran, during 2008-2013

Farahani

Seif-Rabiee

2017

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Received: April 2017, Accepted: June 2017 Background: The diagnosis of deep neck space infection (DNSI) is difficult due to lack of common clinical symptoms and signs and covering of deep seated infections by regular tissues of neck. There is no evidence of clinical and epidemiological profile of deep neck space infections in western Iran.This study was designed to analyze demographic features, clinical presentations, and outcomes of DNSIs in order to promote diagnosis, management and treatment of the disease. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was carried out on 202 patients with the diagnosis of DNSI hospitalized in Hamadan hospitals, Iran, during 2008Iran, during -2013. All parameters including demographic characteristics, geographical location, symptoms, site of infection, required interventions and treatments, and complications and outcomes were studied. Finally, the data were reported by descriptive statistics like mean ± standard deviation (SD), median for quantitative parameters, and frequency tables and percentages for qualitative parameters. Results: Among 202 patients, 58.9% (119 patients) were men. The mean age ± SD was 28.4 ± 14.7 years and ranged from 4 months to 82 years. Most admissions were in winter with 25.7% (52 patients), the majority of which came from urban background (60%). The most common site of infection was submandibular abscess (50%). Airway obstruction occurred in 11.8% of the patients as the most common complication. Two top antibiotics were metronidazole (80.8%) and penicillin G (79.8%). Surgical intervention was carried out in 82.7% of the cases. One patient died of Ludwig's angina. Conclusions:The results of this study showed that although DNSIs have proven to be life-threatening diseases, proper diagnosis and management can effectively defeat them and provide cure without complications.

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Clinical and epidemiological profile of deep neck space infections: A retrospective study in Hamadan, Western Iran, during 2008-2013

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“…It is generally considered to be opportunistic occurring after treatment of bacterial infection and develops unilaterally in healthy persons and in many times a pride posing problem is present [6][7][8]. It has been found that otitis externa (OE) constitutes about 5-20% of ear consultations to otorhinolaryngologists; the majority of these cases are caused by bacteria and in 9-25% fungal agents are the cause and the microorganisms which attribute for these clinical conditions are present as saprobes in nature [9][10][11].…”

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Presentation Pattern and Fungal Agents Spectrum Causing Otommycosis

Dekhil

2018

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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Objective: This study was aimed to identify the pattern of presentation, influencing factors, and sort of the fungal species, distribution of sex of patients with otomycosis. Methods:Eighty-six patients attended to Ad-Diwaniyah teaching hospital, Iraq were screened for identification of fungi causing otomycosis from October 2014 to November 2015. 50 patients were females while 36 patients were males. 12 patients of the total number were with bilateral involvement. Diabetes mellitus, leukemia, chemotherapy, and chemoradiation were the associated systemic diseases which were recorded in patients with otomycosis and diabetes mellitus was detected in 53.84% of patients with systemic diseases. Results:The predominant complaints were pruritus and found in 76 patients (88.73%), discomfort and pain found in 62 patients (72.09%), aural fullness in 48 patients (55.81%), tinnitus in 34 patients (39.53%), hearing impairment in 50 cases (58.31%), ear discharge in 22 patients (25.58%), and most of the symptoms seen in 36 patients (68.14%). The results showed a total of eight fungal species belong to six different genera, namely, Aspergillus, Candida, Penicillium, Rhizopus, Alternaria, and Cephalosporium were isolated during this study. Among identified fungi, Aspergillus niger was found to be the most prevalent fungal species with 35.71% followed by Candida albicans (27.55%), Aspergillus flavus (10.20%), Aspergillus fumigatus (8.16), Penicillium digitatum (6.12%) and Cephalosporium species (4.08%), and Rhizopus species (5.1%), while Alternaria alternata had the lowest percentage (6.54%). Conclusion:Otomycosis/mycotic otitis externa is still a common problem and there is a rise in the occurrence of otomycosis in latest years, especially in tropical and subtropical humid climates.

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“…Successful scar revision begins with a precise analysis of both the scar and the patient expectations. The surgeon should educate the patient on the true realistic goal of surgery, which is to modify the scar to a point of maximized camouflage within the natural shadows, lines and borders that exist within the head and neck [2].…”

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