A Big Neck Abscess

In this video we present a patient who presented with a large neck abscess.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• abscess
• cervical lymph node
• cervical lymphadenopathy
• incision and drainage
• airway
• neck abscess
• submandibular abscess

[Makaveli7Martii]

How is he doin now?

[lmellick]

@Makaveli7Martii Doing fine.

[HyfeeBoy]

interesting, my son has something similar too this except he's had it since birth and they've called it lymphovascular malformation, it along side his right cheek, are you an ent specialist?

[lmellick]

@HyfeeBoy This child had a bacterial infection of a lymph node that turned into a large abscess. I practice emergency medicine and pediatric emergency medicine.

[retriverlover97]

what exacltaly was a cervical lymph??

[lmellick]

@retriverlover97 Be sure to read about it on the Internet, but lymph nodes are like filters that catch bacteria, etc. I sometimes I call them the garbage cans of the body.

[luis101009neri]

Poor baby! I feel so bad

[nforcer43]

She hot

[chupis11666]

OMG!! I saw him crying and it brook my latin heart :-(

[DeArmadas]

Poor kiddo. :(

[shygirlnow2011]

hope he was ok after surgery cos he's cute as a button.

[Skydancer1971]

@katieg469 Amen Katie! He/she does not believe in medical treatment to say something like that, also CPS would applaud Mom for getting her son help, they unlike whispers1136 believe in and assist parents in finding doctors.

SMHID @ whispers and I am glad that both baby boy and mommy who looked like a bundle of nerves are doing good now.

[katieg469]

@whispers1136 Why? Because the mother brought her son in to the emergency room with an unfortunate abcess? Would you prefer her to cover it up and not take him to a doctor? Idiot.

[Aussiehateschina]

Really sad when kids have to deal with this kind of thing, if not worse. I worked in a Hospital for 7 years and saw some nasty things kids had to go through. Kids are our future.

[EDWARDxELRICxLOVER]

what if u have a giant lump on the back of ur neck what can that be?

[atct2007]

awww PoorBaby, My daughter had a infected lymph node caused from a Cat Scratch (cat scratch fever), her face was swollen like his. She had to get injections in her thigh everyday for a week.

[PrettyMoniqueFye]

Really call child protective services?? How dumb do you sound this can happen to anyone!