Ultrasound-guided catheter drainage successfully treated 84.5% of deep neck space abscesses and serious associated events predicted failure.

Strep A is showing up in increased numbers of head and neck abscesses in one of the nations leading pediatric treatment centers. Researchers believe the higher incidence of this potentially dangerous ...

A 2026 case report describes a 9-year-old boy who improved clinically after antibiotics for a multispace thyroid abscess, ...

Ohio's six-month freeze on new Medicaid home care and hospice providers is set to expire Nov. 14, raising concerns among disabled residents who face gaps when aides leave. South Dakota voters will ...

A newly published case report describes a 10-year-old girl whose double vision and difficulty swallowing revealed Gradenigo ...

An infection in the deep neck space causes a retropharyngeal abscess. The condition can cause fatal airway obstruction, so doctors treat it as a medical emergency. A person’s symptoms can include ...

Family physicians frequently encounter neck masses in adult patients. A careful medical history should be obtained, and a thorough physical examination should be performed. The patient's age and the ...

While neck pain isn’t a common symptom of sinus infections, it can happen when the sphenoid sinuses — located deeper in your skull behind the eyes — become infected. A 2019 study found that nearly 84% ...