Clinical characteristics for conservative therapy of pediatric parapharyngeal abscesses
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Sequential parapharyngeal abscesses.
Deep neck infections are not unusual in either the pediatric or adult populations. Multiple, and recurrent abscesses are found not infrequently, especially in immunocompromised and debilitated persons. It is very rare to find sequential parapharyngeal abscesses without identifiable etiology in an otherwise healthy pediatric patient while receiving appropriate, culture-directed, intravenous anti...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1808-8694
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2019.10.015