An unusual cause of stridor: Retropharyngeal cold abscess

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 165-167

  Kothari, Paras R ^a   Kumar, Tarun ^a   Jiwane, Ashish ^a   Kulkarni, Bharati ^a   Paul, Sanjay ^a  

^a LOKMANYA TILAK MUNICIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Retropharyngeal abscess; Stridor; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; STRIDOR; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036523604     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830100678     Document Type: Article

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