Cervical fascia and spaces can mobilize the spread of infections which are localized at first.

Cervical fascia and spaces can mobilize the spread of infections which are localized at first. Knowledge about these spaces and their relations are indispensable for the correct treatment of the abscesses in the deep neck spaces. Deep cervical infections are infections of various spaces created between the cervical fascia which divide the neck. Ðe neck can be divided into two major division cervical fascia: the superficLDO layer and the deep layer. Ðe\ can extend from the skull base to the chest, and envelop muscles, neurovascular bundles, aerodigestive tract and thyroid gland, and create potential spaces. Department for dysphagia and progressive neck pain. No associated dLÙ¹cuOt\ in breathing or fever. Ðree days earlier she had been diagnosed with tonsillitis and had started treatment with Amoxicillin 750 mg. Physical examination revealed redness and tonsilar enlargement, and erythema together with swelling around the neck (mainly on the OeÑ– side).