[Successfully treated neck abscess secondary to peritonsillar abscess].

The complications of peritonsillar abscess are potentially life-threatening conditions. The acute tonsillar infections frequently extend in the peritonsillar tissues from which the rare form of neck and mediastinal abscess can develop. The authors review the case of 17 years old boy, at whom the infection spread from peritonsillar space to the neck space. Complications of the peritonsillar abscess today are potentially life-threatening conditions. The wide incision performed at appropriate time resulted in complete healing and prevented the progress into the mediastinal space. The authors have not met similar case neither in their administrative area, nor in the Hungarian literature, however the number of reports in English is abundant.