ALLMedicine™ Retropharyngeal Abscess Center

Jul 4th, 2021 - Ear, nose, and throat (ENT) emergencies presenting with a chief complaint of pharyngitis can be due to infection, trauma, or postprocedure complications. The entities described in this article include retropharyngeal abscess, peritonsillar abscess...

May 28th, 2021 - Known complications of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis include retropharyngeal abscess, cavernous sinus thrombosis, intracranial abscess, and associated sequelae. We describe the case of a patient with longus colli abscess formation resulting from ...

May 5th, 2021 - Retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) is an acute or chronic deep neck tissue infection. Tuberculous RPA is chronic and extremely rare in adults. A 20-year-old female patient visited the local hospital due to cough and sputum. The sputum smear was positiv...

Apr 17th, 2021 - This paper reports the dangers of an ingested metal wire bristle from a barbeque brush, which resulted in oesophageal perforation. A 49-year-old gentleman presented to the emergency department with foreign body sensation and odynophagia after havi...

Mar 12th, 2021 - Retropharyngeal abscesses are rarely reported in adults and occur mostly in patients with immunocompromised or as a foreign body complication. Admittedly, the treatment of retropharyngeal abscesses frequently involves surgical drainage to achieve ...

Mar 1st, 2013 - A 55-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a sore throat, odynophagia, hoarseness, and a high-pitched muffled voice for 1 day. He is otherwise healthy, with no fever, chills, or exposure to sick contacts.

Consider a retropharyngeal abscess when faced with a drooling child who has a severe sore throat, according to Dr. Marisol Figueira of Boston University.

Consider a retropharyngeal abscess when faced with a drooling child who has a severe sore throat, according to Dr. Marisol Figueira of Boston University.

Discussion and Conclusions Today we know that there are many causes of retropharyngeal hematoma, including retropharyngeal abscess, trauma, sudden pressure changes (due to vomiting, coughing and sneezing), foreign body ingestion, surgery, central ...