Atypical Head and Neck Phlegmons as an Early Indicator to MIS-C in the Pediatric Population

Annie N Farrell^{1

2}, Nikhila P Raol^{1

2}, Steven L Goudy^{1

2}, Sean S Evans^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
² Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Case Reports

Annie N Farrell et al. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Aug.

. 2023 Aug;169(2):444-446.

doi: 10.1002/ohn.235. Epub 2023 Feb 5.

Annie N Farrell^{1

2}, Nikhila P Raol^{1

2}, Steven L Goudy^{1

2}, Sean S Evans^{1

2}

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
² Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: MIS-C; atypical head and neck infections; head and neck phlegmon.

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