Source of the infection:
- odontogenic
- tonsils,
- parotid
SSX:
- Trismus
- Fever
- muffled voices
- intraoral bulge
Complication:
- Aspiration
- cranial nerve palsy
- airway compromise,
- septic thrombophlepitis,
- carotid blowout
- endocarditis
RX:
- Incision and drainage,
- iv ABX
- airway management
