PURPOSE We aimed to evaluate the ultrasonography (US) and contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) findings of tularemia in the neck. METHODS US and CECT findings of 58 patients with serologically proven tularemia were retrospectively evaluated. Forty-eight patients underwent US and 42 patients underwent CECT. Lymph node characteristics and parotid preauricular region involvement were ana...

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is a potentially lethal disease that originates from a deep neck infection (DNI); it is often associated with an immunocompromised state. Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome (HIES) is an extremely rare complex immune deficiency characterized by recurrent abscesses of staphylococcal etiology. A rare case of a 34-year-old woman wherein HIES putatively promote...

OBJECTIVE Retrospective analysis of all patients treated for retropharyngeal infection in a tertiary care pediatric hospital. METHODS Charts were reviewed for demographic data, duration of symptoms, radiologic workup, antibiotic choice, microbiologic findings, surgical approach, complications, and duration of medical therapy. Surgical findings were correlated with computed tomographic (CT) sc...

Abscessos retrofaríngeos são geralmente resultantes de processos infecciosos envolvendo as vias aerodigestivas superiores, bem como processos traumáticos, como ingestão acidental de corpo estranho ou intubação orotraqueal traumática. Acometem, na maioria dos casos, crianças de até cinco anos, acarretando sintomas iniciais inespecíficos como irritabilidade, inapetência e febre; com a progressão ...

This was followed by multiplanar multisequence MRI with and without Gadolinium performed at day 5 which confirmed the central necrosis of retropharyngeal adenopathy with peripheral restricted diffusion (Figures 2a-2d). Significant surrounding soft tissue enhancement was seen indicative of phlegmon. In addition, MRI confirmed the presence of non-occlusive thrombosis in the right transverse and s...

provided in the eligible studies) for each indicator [1]. Because their meta-analysis included a large number of subjects, these authors obtained narrow confidence intervals for virtually all variables; as these confidence intervals differed from the unit, the reader is led to believe that each one is an independent indicator of AOM. However, this might not be the case, because in pooling crude...

Calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle (CTLC) is an inflammatory disease caused by deposition calcium hydroxyapatite crystal in and its tendon. The incidence it rare, only a few cases have been reported so far, common symptoms sings were neck pain, limitation motion, dysphagia odynophagia on. Clinically, can be masqueraded as retropharyngeal abscess on account non-specific clinical pres...