Atypical locations of retropharyngeal abscess: Beware of the normal lateral soft tissue neck X-ray

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1445-1448

  Uzomefuna, Vincent ^a   Glynn, Fergal ^a   Mackle, Tara ^a   Russell, John ^a  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Abscess; Airway; CT scan; Diagnosis; Incision and drainage; Retropharyngeal; X ray

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; TORTICOLLIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISMUS; VOMITING;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; NECK; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78449285167     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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