Abstract | BACKGROUND: CASE PRESENTATION: A 2-year-old Japanese boy recently presented to our department with a chief complaint of neck swelling. Physical examination revealed bilateral tonsillitis and swelling of the left posterior pharyngeal wall. Emergency neck computed tomography angiography showed a contrast-enhanced abscess cavity posterior to the left retropharyngeal space, and a low-density area surrounded by an area without contrast enhancement in the posterior neck. The latter was suspected to be a deep neck infection secondary to a retropharyngeal abscess. After surgery, the patient was diagnosed with a retropharyngeal abscess and concurrent cystic lymphangioma. The lesions improved after intraoral incision and drainage, and administration of antibiotics. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Yukiyoshi Hyo, Hisaki Fukushima, Tamotsu Harada |
Journal | BMC research notes
(BMC Res Notes)
Vol. 7
Pg. 291
(May 10 2014)
ISSN: 1756-0500 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 24885483
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Angiography
- Child, Preschool
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
(drug effects)
- Humans
- Inflammation
(microbiology, pathology, surgery)
- Male
- Neck
(diagnostic imaging, pathology, surgery)
- Penicillins
(pharmacology)
- Postoperative Care
- Retropharyngeal Abscess
(diagnostic imaging, microbiology, pathology, surgery)
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
(drug effects)
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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