Retropharyngeal abscess complicated with torticollis: Case report and review of the literature

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 99-104

  Hasegawa, Jun ^a   Tateda, Masaru ^a   Hidaka, Hiroshi ^a   Sagai, Shun ^a   Nakanome, Ayako ^a   Katagiri, Katsunori ^a   Seki, Masahiro ^a   Katori, Yukio ^b   Kobayashi, Toshimitsu ^b  

^a Iwaki Kyoritsu General Hospital   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Danger space; Deep neck fascia; Retropharyngeal abscess; Torticollis; Traction therapy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; MEROPENEM; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FASCIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MUSCLE SPASM; NECK MUSCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SORE THROAT; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TORTICOLLIS; TRACTION THERAPY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; TORTICOLLIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34948853335     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.213.99     Document Type: Article

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