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Cervical Abscess in the Newborn: About Two Cases
Nadia El Idrissi Slitine
Ibtissam Khattou, *
Fatiha Bennaoui
Fadl Mrabih Rabou Maoulainine
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Fatiha Bennaoui
Fadl Mrabih Rabou Maoulainine
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Abstract
A cervical abscess is defined as a collection of pus in the structures of the neck, sometimes called deep neck infection or neck abscess. It is unusual in neonatal period. In this paper, the authors present two cases of neonatal neck abscess admitted in the neonatal intensive care unit of Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakesh (Morocco). The first case is caused by a neonatal infection; the second case is post-traumatic.
Keywords: Antibiotics, Deep neck infection, Newborn, Staphylococcus aureus, Lumbar punture, Laterocervical.
