All patients (n = 610) | male/female: 399/211 | mean age ± SD: 39,24 ± 17,25 |
Space involved | Single space (n = 579) | Multi-space (n = 31) |
- Peritonsillar-PMSa | 516 | 5 |
- Submandibular | 40 | 17 |
- Para-pharyngeal | 10 | 20 |
- Retropharyngeal | 7 | 6 |
- Masticator | 3 | 6 |
- Parotid | 3 | |
- Visceral | 6 | |
- Ludwig’s angina | 5 | |
- Danger | 5 | |
- Carotid | 1 | |
Adults (n = 564) | male/female: 378/186 | mean age ± SD: 41,39 ± 16,06 |
Space involved | Single space (n = 534) | Multi-space (n = 30) |
- Peritonsillar-PMS | 476 | 4 |
- Submandibular | 39 | 16 |
- Para-pharyngeal | 7 | 20 |
- Retropharyngeal | 6 | 6 |
- Masticator | 3 | 6 |
- Parotid | 3 | |
- Visceral | 6 | |
- Ludwig’s angina | 5 | |
- Danger | 5 | |
- Carotid | 1 | |
Children (n = 46) | male/female: 21/25 | mean age ± SD: 12,8 ± 4,68 |
Space involved | Single space (n = 45) | Multi-space (n = 1) |
- Peritonsillar-PMS | 40 | 1 |
- Para-pharyngeal | 3 | 1 |
- Retropharyngeal | 1 | |
- Submandibular | 1 |