ALLMedicine Retropharyngeal Abscess Center

Feb 5th, 2020 - Varicella infection is one of the most common and contagious infection in children and could course with severe complications. We report the case of a 4-year-old patient derived to our hospital for suspicion of suppurative complication in the cont...

Jan 21st, 2020 - Tonsillitis, with associated tonsillar hypertrophy, is a common disease of childhood, yet it is rarely associated with sudden death due to airway obstruction. Lethal complications involving the inflamed tonsils include haemorrhage, retropharyngeal...

Sep 30th, 2019 - Retropharyngeal abscess is potentially associated with high morbidity and mortality as a result of its direct anatomical connection with the mediastinum. Therefore, knowledge of the relevant anatomy is essential for recognizing the presence and ex...

Aug 5th, 2019 - To evaluate the clinical presentation and management strategies for neonatal retropharyngeal abscess (RPA). Retrospective chart review was performed, and literature reviewed. We report two cases of neonatal RPA, with one complicated by cervical os...

Jul 8th, 2019 - Carotid artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare but serious complication of a retropharyngeal abscess in children. We report the first case of treating an unruptured mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) in a pediatric p...

Feb 5th, 2020 - Varicella infection is one of the most common and contagious infection in children and could course with severe complications. We report the case of a 4-year-old patient derived to our hospital for suspicion of suppurative complication in the cont...

Jan 21st, 2020 - Tonsillitis, with associated tonsillar hypertrophy, is a common disease of childhood, yet it is rarely associated with sudden death due to airway obstruction. Lethal complications involving the inflamed tonsils include haemorrhage, retropharyngeal...

Sep 30th, 2019 - Retropharyngeal abscess is potentially associated with high morbidity and mortality as a result of its direct anatomical connection with the mediastinum. Therefore, knowledge of the relevant anatomy is essential for recognizing the presence and ex...

Aug 5th, 2019 - To evaluate the clinical presentation and management strategies for neonatal retropharyngeal abscess (RPA). Retrospective chart review was performed, and literature reviewed. We report two cases of neonatal RPA, with one complicated by cervical os...

Jul 8th, 2019 - Carotid artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare but serious complication of a retropharyngeal abscess in children. We report the first case of treating an unruptured mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) in a pediatric p...

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.