Page 58 - Fascial space and odontogenic infection

Lateral pharyngeal space Wisdom of the Land

S&S:sore throat,trismus,

swelling at angle of

mandible,tonsillar area and

lateral wall of pharynx,

deviation of uvula and soft

palate

PA skull and CT:swelling of

prevertebral tissue(gas or

liquid)

Cause:pericoronitis of

rd
lower 3 molar, pharyngitis,

parotitis,otitis media,

mastoiditis

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