Giant retropharyngeal abscess in an adult as a complication of acute tonsillitis: Case report
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Date
2009
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Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Medquest Communications LLC
Access Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Abstract
Retropharyngeal abscess is an uncommon entity that can have severe and even fatal complications if it is not identified and treated early. Clinical and radiologic findings must be considered together prior to surgical drainage of a suspected retropharyngeal abscess. Airway obstruction may require emergent surgical management with tracheotomy. We describe the case of a 22-year-old man with a massive retropharyngeal abscess that was caused by inadequate treatment of acute tonsillitis. He responded well to surgical drainage and empiric antibiotic therapy.
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Keywords
antibiotic agent, adult, aerobic cell culture, anaerobic cell culture, antibiotic therapy, article, case report, computer assisted tomography, drug withdrawal, dysphagia, fever, follow up, human, hypersalivation, leukocyte count, male, mouth cavity, nasogastric tube, neck pain, neutrophil count, pharynx, pus, respiratory distress, retropharyngeal abscess, Streptococcus pyogenes, stridor, surgical drainage, tonsillitis, tracheotomy, treatment outcome
Journal or Series
Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
WoS Q Value
Scopus Q Value
Q2
Volume
88
Issue
11
