Bounds G A
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1985 Oct;23(5):313-21. doi: 10.1016/0266-4356(85)90001-4.
A fatal case of cervical cellulitis is described in which mediastinal and subphrenic abscesses formed. Subphrenic abscess formation is a previously unrecorded complication of oro-pharyngeal infection. The anatomical pathways involved in the spread of infection from the neck to the abdomen and the difficulties in obtaining an airway in such a case are discussed.