Paediatric retropharyngeal abscess

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 919-926

  Philpott, C M ^a,b   Selvadurai, D ^a   Banerjee, A R ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Retropharyngeal Abscess

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; SULTAMICILLIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DYSPHAGIA; ECHOGRAPHY; EMPYEMA; EPIGLOTTITIS; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENINGITIS; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PERICARDITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PYOPNEUMOTHORAX; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TONSILLITIS; TORTICOLLIS;

DRAINAGE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 12244258223     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0022215042790538     Document Type: Review

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