Carotid artery erosion in a 4-year child.

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol

Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated L. N. Hospital, New Delhi 110002, India.

Published: September 2003

The carotid erosion occurs most commonly in patients receiving radiotherapy for head and neck cancer and is associated with high mortality. We report a case of carotid blow out in a 4-year-old child who presented with massive parapharyngeal space abscess. The common carotid artery (CCA) was ligated and child recovered without any neurological sequel.

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