ALLMedicine™ Retropharyngeal Abscess Center
Research & Reviews 101 results
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2022.02.019
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine; Easter J, Petruzella F
Apr 29th, 2022 - Physicians routinely treat sick children in the emergency department (ED). Many relevant articles on pediatric medicine are published in journals that are not typically read by many general emergency medicine physicians. We reviewed salient pediat...
https://doi.org/10.1177/00034894221086993
The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology; Bivona L, Williamson A et. al.
Apr 23rd, 2022 - Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is a common procedure performed by spine surgeons with rare complications and high treatment success. Late presentation of retropharyngeal abscess in patients with a history of anterior cervical discectomy a...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103390
American Journal of Otolaryngology; Chen H, Wu C et. al.
Feb 13th, 2022 - To explore the diagnostic approach and therapeutic method of migratory pharyngeal foreign bodies and related complications, to improve the understanding of such disease and to reduce misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis. A retrospective study was per...
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/970260-overview
Jan 21st, 2022 - Practice Essentials Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is a suppurative infection of the tissues between the capsule of the palatine tonsil and pharyngeal muscles and is the most common abscess of the head and neck region. (See the image below.) It is us...
https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15761
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health; Conte M, Vinci F et. al.
Oct 5th, 2021 - Retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) is a deep neck infection occurring in childhood. The gold standard technique for diagnosis is computerised tomography (CT) with a contrast medium. The aim of this study is to answer the question of whether magnetic re...
Clinicaltrials.gov 1 results
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02640456
Apr 27th, 2016 - Patients: Sixty patients aged 18 years or older with para- or retropharyngeal abscess and 12 patients with neck abscess without relation to the pharynx or salivary glands (controls) will be included at five Danish centers. Estimated time of inclus...
News 5 results
https://www.mdedge.com/ccjm/article/95945/gastroenterology/sore-throat-odynophagia-hoarseness-and-muffled-high-pitched?channel=162
Cong J. Li, MD, Paul Aronowitz, MD, FACP
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.
https://www.mdedge.com/pediatrics/article/38730/infectious-diseases/dont-rule-out-retropharyngeal-abscess-sore-throats
Heidi Splete
Consider a retropharyngeal abscess when faced with a drooling child who has a severe sore throat, according to Dr. Marisol Figueira of Boston University.
https://www.mdedge.com/familymedicine/article/60793/practice-management/culture-confirmation-negative-rapid-strep-test
The Journal of Family Practice; Frederick M. Chen, MD, MPH
CLINICAL QUESTION: Does the use of a high-sensitivity rapid strep test without throat culture result in more complications than a culture-only strategy? BACKGROUND: Because the sensitivity of currently used rapid strep tests is relatively low, man.
https://www.mdedge.com/familymedicine/article/27910/infectious-diseases/acute-sore-throat-think-retropharyngeal-abscess
Family Practice News; Heidi Splete
Consider a retropharyngeal abscess when faced with a drooling child who has a severe sore throat, according to Dr. Marisol Figueira of Boston University.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/917746_4
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 ...