Question 6 · LDEK · Abscesses and phlegmons

Swelling of one or both eyelids is present in the course of:

1) temporal abscess;
2) abscess of the pterygopalatine space;
3) abscess of the canine fossa;
4) abscess of the parapharyngeal space;
5) buccal abscess.
The correct answer is:
  1. A. 1,2,3.
  2. B. 3,4,5.
  3. C. 1,2,3,5.
  4. D. 3,5.
  5. E. all of the above.
Hint

Ask which spaces lie near the orbit and cheek so that oedema can spread up to the lids, and which space lies deep beside the pharynx.

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