Question 278 · LDEK · Abscesses and phlegmons
Which of the following information concerning the parapharyngeal space and its abscess are true?
1) parapharyngeal space is composed of two compartments: posterior and anterior;
2) following nerves pass through the parapharyngeal space: facial, lingual, glossopharyngeal, vagus and accessory;
3) in case of an abscess of parapharyngeal space, the clinical image is dominated by acute throat pain, radiating towards the ear, trismus and dysphagia;
4) in a patient suffering from an abscess of parapharyngeal space, trismus develops due to inflammation of the masticatory muscle;
5) abscess of parapharyngeal space may spread to the retropharyngeal space and mediastinum.
Correct answer is:
2) following nerves pass through the parapharyngeal space: facial, lingual, glossopharyngeal, vagus and accessory;
3) in case of an abscess of parapharyngeal space, the clinical image is dominated by acute throat pain, radiating towards the ear, trismus and dysphagia;
4) in a patient suffering from an abscess of parapharyngeal space, trismus develops due to inflammation of the masticatory muscle;
5) abscess of parapharyngeal space may spread to the retropharyngeal space and mediastinum.
Correct answer is:
- A. 1,3,5.
- B. 2,3,5.
- C. 2,4,5.
- D. 1,4,5.
- E. 2,4.
Hint
Recall what divides the space into compartments, which cranial nerves run in the poststyloid part, and which muscle causes trismus.
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