To study the circumstances of diagnosis, predisposing factors, bacteriology and therapeutic management of parapharyngeal abscesses. This retrospective study over a period of 7 years concerned 16 @entity1 hospitalized in an ENT and Head and Neck surgery department for @entity733 . All @entity1 were treated by intravenous antibiotics and @entity230 for 5-7 days. The length of hospital stay was 6-15 days. Parapharyngeal abscesses associated with peritonsillar and retropharyngeal abscess were all initially aspirated transorally for evacuation and bacteriologic examination. Five @entity1 underwent surgical drainage (two via cervical incision, three by immediate tonsillectomy techniques and one by intra-oral drainage). Two @entity1 presented @entity715 . No life-threatening complication was observed. @entity1 were considered to be cured when cervical CT scan performed on D21-45 was normal. @entity733 is the second most common @entity135 after peritonsillar abscess. The diagnosis is both clinical and radiologic. CT scan is the best imaging examination for diagnosis and follow-up of @entity733 . Non-complicated parapharyngeal abscesses require first-line medical management (intravenous antibiotics ( @entity115 and @entity798 ) combined with @entity230 ) and follow-up CT scan.

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@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity135 :: ('MESH:D006258', 'Disease') :: ['deep neck abscess'] @entity115 :: ('MESH:D000658', 'Chemical') :: ['amoxicillin'] @entity798 :: ('MESH:D019818', 'Chemical') :: ['clavulanic acid'] @entity733 :: ('MESH:D000038', 'Disease') :: ['parapharyngeal abscess', 'Parapharyngeal abscess'] @entity230 :: ('MESH:D013256', 'Chemical') :: ['steroids'] @entity715 :: ('MESH:D013927', 'Disease') :: ['jugular vein thrombosis']
@entity733 :: (MESH:D000038,Disease) :: ['Parapharyngeal abscess']
