Serious head and neck infection rates among children steadily declined from 2018 to 2021 (271 cases per 100,000 people, vs. 214 cases per 100,000 people), but they rose sharply to 353 cases per ...

Neck infections can spread rapidly through the rest of the neck or chest and become life threatening. Symptoms of deep-neck infections depend on location, but fever and pain are the most common signs.

Science Progress (1933-), Vol. 104, No. 2 (2021), pp. 1-13 (13 pages) This study aimed to review our experience with the clinical characteristics and management of deep neck infections (DNIs) and ...

Children in the United States increasingly are developing serious head and neck infections with a drug-resistant type of "superbug" bacteria called MRSA, U.S. researchers said on Monday ...

Mastoiditis is a serious bacterial infection that affects the mastoid bone behind the ear. Without prompt treatment, mastoiditis can potentially lead to meningitis. Meningitis is a potentially ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services claims someone who contracted a rare brain infection may have been water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks. A Wednesday press release from the DHSS ...

An 86-year-old woman with a complex history that included multinodular goiter presented with neck swelling and dysphagia. A tender submandibular mass was present. A diagnosis was made.