A fatal case of cervical cellulitis is described in which mediastinal and subphrenic abscesses formed. Subphrenic abscess formation is a previously unrecorded complication of oro-pharyngeal infection. The anatomical pathways involved in the spread of infection from the neck to the abdomen and the difficulties in obtaining an airway in such a case are discussed.
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