Retropharyngeal abscess in an afebrile child

Robert A. De Lorenzo; Jonathan I. Singer; William M. Matre

doi:10.1016/0735-6757(93)90110-W

Retropharyngeal abscess in an afebrile child

Robert A. De Lorenzo, Jonathan I. Singer, William M. Matre

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A case of retropharyngeal abscess in a child is reported. The patient was nontoxic appearing, afebrile, and had minimal symptoms. The case is used to highlight the high index of suspicion that may be necessary to diagnose the condition. Diagnostic approaches, emergency treatment, and disposition of patients are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	151-154
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(93)90110-W
State	Published - Mar 1993
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Abscess
retropharyngeal

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Emergency Medicine

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Retropharyngeal abscess in an afebrile child

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