METHOD FOR PREDICTION OF PARAPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS Russian patent published in 2019 - IPC A61B5/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely to otorhinolaryngology, and can be used for prediction of parapharyngeal abscess occurrence. Following tests are scored: duration of disease from 4 to 7 days, patient's age from 41 to 50 years, patient's age from 51 to 60 years, male gender, edema in the submaxillary region; edema in area m. Sternocleidomastoideus in upper one-third, edema in area m. Sternocleidomastoideus in middle one-third; back arch ulcer; edema of the pharynx lateral wall; piriform sinus edema; narrowing of larynx lumen. Tests are evaluated: if observing feature of 1 point, and if there is no score. Leucocytic intoxication index is also determined. Probability of parapharyngeal abscess (p) is determined by the declared formula. If the index is p <0.5, parapharyngeal abscess development is predicted in 80–90 % of the cases. If the index is p> 0.5, the parapharyngeal abscess does not develop within the course of the disease. If the index is p <0.5, parapharyngeal abscess development is predicted in 80–90% of the cases, while the index p> 0.5 shows that the parapharyngeal abscess does not develop within the disease.

EFFECT: method enables simple, reliable and early prediction of an abscess in paratonsylitis, changing the therapeutic approach to patients who have a high risk of abscesses by evaluating the complex of the most significant tests.

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