Danger space
The danger space or alar space, is a region of the neck. The common name originates from the risk that an infection in this space can spread directly to the thorax, and, due to being a space continuous on the left and right, can furthermore allow infection to spread easily to either side.
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Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli. | |
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