Retropharyngeal abscess in children: Clinical presentation, utility of imaging, and current management

Pediatrics

Volumn 111, Issue 6 I, 2003, Pages 1394-1398

  Craig, Frances W ^c   Schunk, Jeff E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Children; Pediatric; Retropharyngeal abscess

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; SULTAMICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEVER; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK PAIN; NECK TUMOR; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SORE THROAT; STRIDOR; TORTICOLLIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; WHEEZING; ADOLESCENT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITAL; INFANT; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEVER; FLUOROSCOPY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL RECORDS; NECK PAIN; PHARYNGITIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0038654275     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.111.6.1394     Document Type: Article

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