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Deep Neck Space Infections

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Deep neck space infections (DNSI) are suppurative collections in the potential spaces bounded by the cervical fascial layers. They are airway emergencies first and infections second — in any NEET PG vignette, securing the airway precedes imaging and incision. The danger lies in rapid spread along fascial planes to the mediastinum, carotid sheath and cranium. The neck is partitioned by the superficial cervical fasc

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