Introduction: Neck abscesses are complications of deep infections that, when mishandled, can progress rapidly and result in respiratory failure, venous thrombosis, septic shock, mediastinitis. In children, upper airway infections and tonsillitis are the source of most cervical abscesses. The diagnosis is based on history and physical examination, aided by ultrasonography and computed tomography. Antibiotic therapy alone, most often, is insufficient for the treatment of cervical abscess, surgical drainage was required.