Danger space

Danger space
Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli.
Anatomical terminology

The danger space or alar space, is a region of the neck.[1] 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.

  1. ^ Reynolds SC, Chow AW (2009). "Severe soft tissue infections of the head and neck: a primer for critical care physicians". Lung. 187 (5): 271–9. doi:10.1007/s00408-009-9153-7. PMID 19653038. S2CID 9009912.
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