TO ASSESS MICROBIOLOGICALAND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT OF PAROTID ABSCESSES

Background & Methods: The aim of the study is to assess microbiological & therapeutic management of parotid abscesses. Parotid abscess is a rare clinical condition & ideally required radiologic examinations for establish its diagnosis. The proper management such as administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics & surgical drainage provide a good result. Results:The chi-square statistic is 0.1527. The p-value is .595943. The result is not signicant at p < .05. The chi-square statistic is 3.6849. The p-value is .041303. The result is not signicant at p < .05. Conclusion: Obtaining a microbiological specimen in order to modify antibiotic therapy if necessary & a histopathological specimen to rule out a tumorous etiology is obligate. Among the different imaging methods used for the study of the parotid gland, sonography represents the method of most frequent use, for its non-invasiveness, the wide distribution, rapid & easy to perform & the low cost. It allows a detailed morphological evaluation of the gland & has an important value, complementary to clinical examination, in the study of parotid inammatory diseases, dening the characteristics of the lesion and, in a large number of cases, also its nature.