Adult retropharyngeal abscess: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-158

  Tannebaum, Ross D ^a,b  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b Unit 17K   (United States)

Author keywords

dysphagia; retropharyngeal abscess; sore throat; stridor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SORE THROAT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0029879862     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0736-4679(95)02113-2     Document Type: Article

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