Acute Retropharyngeal Abscess in Childhood

Acute stridor in childhood; retropharyngeal abscess.

Stridor of acute origin (commonly termed croup) is due to laryngeal or tracheal narrowing. The causes can be viral laryngotracheobronchitis (viral croup), acute epiglottitis, laryngeal diphtheria, retropharyngeal abscess, foreign body, allergic oedema, injury by steam or smoke inhalation or intubation and laryngeal spasm due to hypocalcaemia. 1 ,2 The relative importance of the various causes v...

Retropharyngeal hematoma mimicking retropharyngeal abscess

Bleeding from retropharyngeal space is relatively rare, and can be life threatening due to its close proximity to the upper airway. We report a case of a 59 year-old Chinese lady who had spontaneous retropharyngeal haematoma following warfarin anticoagulation that resulted in airway obstruction.

Retropharyngeal Calcific Tendonitis Mimics a Retropharyngeal Abscess

Retropharyngeal calcific tendonitis (RCT) is an uncommon, self-limiting condition that is often omitted in the differential diagnosis of a retropharyngeal fluid collection. This condition mimics a retropharyngeal abscess and should be considered when evaluating a fluid collection in the retropharyngeal space. Although calcific tendonitis at other sites has been well described in the medical lit...

Retropharyngeal abscess: case reports.

Adult retropharyngeal abscess

A 60-year-old man was referred to our hospital after complaining of throat pain for several days. He described the condition as a cold with sore throat. A physical examination revealed swelling of the posterior wall of the oropharynx. Sagittal computed tomography revealed a 3 × 1 cm abscess with ring enhancement in the retropharyngeal space (Fig. 1). Therefore, he was diagnosed with a retrophar...