A Case of Deep Neck Abscess with Viral Pneumonia in the Covid Era

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Dec;74(Suppl 3):5660-5663. doi: 10.1007/s12070-021-02973-3. Epub 2021 Nov 19.

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has generated many challenges for physicians, including multiple post-covid long-term effects that are still being studied. We report a case of patient who developed a retropharyngeal abscess with a concomitant viral pneumonia resembling Covid and its management.

Keywords: Abscess; COVID 19; Diabetes; Retropharyngeal; SARS-CoV-2.