ALLMedicine™ Retropharyngeal Abscess Center

May 4th, 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 16th, 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 11th, 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 ...

Jan 28th, 2021 - This study aimed to investigate the annual incidence of parapharyngeal and retropharyngeal abscess (PRPA) based on 10-year population-based data. Patients with PRPA were identified from the Taiwan Health Insurance Research Database, a database of ...

Oct 13th, 2020 - A novel approach: Point-of-care ultrasound for the diagnosis of retropharyngeal abscess.|2020|Malia L,Sivitz A,Chicaiza H,|

May 4th, 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 16th, 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 11th, 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 ...

Jan 28th, 2021 - This study aimed to investigate the annual incidence of parapharyngeal and retropharyngeal abscess (PRPA) based on 10-year population-based data. Patients with PRPA were identified from the Taiwan Health Insurance Research Database, a database of ...

Oct 13th, 2020 - A novel approach: Point-of-care ultrasound for the diagnosis of retropharyngeal abscess.|2020|Malia L,Sivitz A,Chicaiza H,|

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 ...