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Symptoms may be present from hours to days before correct diagnosis is established. Many patients will have been taking oral antibiotics for presumed pharyngitis/sinusitis.
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Urgent consultation with an otolaryngology surgical team is warranted for airway management and possible surgical drainage; a team experienced in pediatric airway management ...
Spontaneous rupture with aspiration of infected material, with subseq...
Chang L, Chi H, Chiu NC, et al. Deep neck infections in different age group of children. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2010;43(1):47–52. [View Abstract on OvidInsights]
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Q: What is the age group most at risk of having a retropharyngeal abscess?
A: They are most common in preschool children; the paramedian chains of lymph nodes in the retropharyngeal area regress du...
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