Retropharyngeal Abscess in a Fourteen-Month-Old Child Presenting with Dysphagia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Case Report

Retropharyngeal abscess is a relatively uncommon midline deep neck space infection that extends from the base of the skull to the posterior mediastinum, situated between the buccopharyngeal and alar fascias. In this case report, we present a 14-month-old previously healthy female patient who had a h...

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Autores principales:	Zahar Alkhadem, Lubna Lutfi, Doha Ali, Asma Anan Mohammed, Iyad Said Hamadi
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Publicado:	Karger Publishers 2021
Materias:	abscess retropharyngeal abscess deep neck infection pediatric infection Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7d4101175409422e98dc12b56466c0252021-11-04T14:40:32ZRetropharyngeal Abscess in a Fourteen-Month-Old Child Presenting with Dysphagia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Case Report2571-726X10.1159/000519164https://doaj.org/article/7d4101175409422e98dc12b56466c0252021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/519164https://doaj.org/toc/2571-726XRetropharyngeal abscess is a relatively uncommon midline deep neck space infection that extends from the base of the skull to the posterior mediastinum, situated between the buccopharyngeal and alar fascias. In this case report, we present a 14-month-old previously healthy female patient who had a high-grade fever for 7 days, associated with neck stiffness and restriction of neck movements to the right side. Her parents noticed decreased oral intake associated with dysphagia, muffled quality of voice, and obstructive sleep apnea. However, the patient had no clinical signs of mechanical obstruction on examination. A contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan of the neck showed a large retropharyngeal septated fluid collection measuring 8 × 3 × 6 cm, which was categorized as a large retropharyngeal abscess that was complicated by descending mediastinitis. The patient was taken immediately to the operation theater for incision and drainage under general anesthesia, after which she was started on intravenous antibiotics.Zahar AlkhademLubna LutfiDoha AliAsma Anan MohammedIyad Said HamadiKarger Publishersarticleabscessretropharyngeal abscessdeep neck infectionpediatric infectionMedicineRENDubai Medical Journal, Pp 1-5 (2021)
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spellingShingle	abscess retropharyngeal abscess deep neck infection pediatric infection Medicine R Zahar Alkhadem Lubna Lutfi Doha Ali Asma Anan Mohammed Iyad Said Hamadi Retropharyngeal Abscess in a Fourteen-Month-Old Child Presenting with Dysphagia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Case Report
description	Retropharyngeal abscess is a relatively uncommon midline deep neck space infection that extends from the base of the skull to the posterior mediastinum, situated between the buccopharyngeal and alar fascias. In this case report, we present a 14-month-old previously healthy female patient who had a high-grade fever for 7 days, associated with neck stiffness and restriction of neck movements to the right side. Her parents noticed decreased oral intake associated with dysphagia, muffled quality of voice, and obstructive sleep apnea. However, the patient had no clinical signs of mechanical obstruction on examination. A contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan of the neck showed a large retropharyngeal septated fluid collection measuring 8 × 3 × 6 cm, which was categorized as a large retropharyngeal abscess that was complicated by descending mediastinitis. The patient was taken immediately to the operation theater for incision and drainage under general anesthesia, after which she was started on intravenous antibiotics.
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title	Retropharyngeal Abscess in a Fourteen-Month-Old Child Presenting with Dysphagia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Case Report
title_short	Retropharyngeal Abscess in a Fourteen-Month-Old Child Presenting with Dysphagia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Case Report
title_full	Retropharyngeal Abscess in a Fourteen-Month-Old Child Presenting with Dysphagia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Case Report
title_fullStr	Retropharyngeal Abscess in a Fourteen-Month-Old Child Presenting with Dysphagia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed	Retropharyngeal Abscess in a Fourteen-Month-Old Child Presenting with Dysphagia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Case Report
title_sort	retropharyngeal abscess in a fourteen-month-old child presenting with dysphagia and obstructive sleep apnea: a case report
publisher	Karger Publishers
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Retropharyngeal Abscess in a Fourteen-Month-Old Child Presenting with Dysphagia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Case Report

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