Abstract
A 55-year-old woman was hospitalized because of swelling in the neck and dyspnea. She had been treated unsuccessfully with antibiotics for several days. Since gas producing abscess in the deep neck and airway obstruction were radiographically demonstrated, she had an emergent tracheotomy. Foul pus was discharged between the thyroid cartilage and hypopharyngeal constrictor muscle, the surface of the muscle was necrotic. She was treated with antibiotics and transcanular oxygen. A few days after, another abscess was found in the right parotid region and she was treated by an incision which allowed washing with oxydol. This therapy was effective and she recovered completely.
