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Retropharyngeal abscess

Retrofarengeal apse

Pages
274–277
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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In this paper, we present a seventy four-year-old case with retropharyngeal abscess who admitted with severe respiratory distress and severe feeding problems.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Retropharyngeal abscess is a rare but serious disease, which is seen especially in childhood.
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Key Findings & Data:It may lead to symptoms like neck swelling, sudden airway obstruction and etc.
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Retropharyngeal abscess is a rare but serious disease, which is seen especially in childhood. It may lead to symptoms like neck swelling, sudden airway obstruction and etc. The most common findings are fever, neck swelling, swallowing and feeding problems. The duration of symptoms and signs can be variable. Diagnosis is confirmed by lateral neck radiographs. The most helpful diagnostic means are direct visualization and computerized tomography scan of the cervical area. Early diagnosis and surgical treatment prevents serious complications such as mediastinal spread, aspiration of pus, airway obstruction or erosion into a major vessel. In this paper, we present a seventy four-year-old case with retropharyngeal abscess who admitted with severe respiratory distress and severe feeding problems.

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Retrofarengeal apse nadir görülen fakat ciddi bir hastalıktır. Çoğunlukla çocuklarda görülür. Boyunda şişlik, ani hava yolu obstrüksiyonu ve benzeri semptomlara yol açabilir. En yaygın bulguları ateş, boyunda şişlik, yutma ve beslenme bozukluklarıdır. Semptom ve bulguların süresi değişkendir. Lateral boyun grafisi tanıyı doğrular. En yararlı tanı yöntemleri arasında servikal bölgenin direkt inspeksiyonu ve bilgisayarlı tomografi ile görüntülenmesi vardır. Erken tanı ve tedavi mediyastinal yayılım, püy aspirasyonu, hava yolu tıkanıklığı ve majör damar erozyonu gibi ciddi komplikasyonları önleyebilir. Bu yazıda, ciddi solunum ve beslenme problemi ile başvuran yetmiş dört yaşında retrofarengeal apseli bir vaka sunulmuştur.

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GÜL, A., YILDIRIM, B., UĞUR, B. M., KARLI, R. (2022). Retropharyngeal abscess. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 13 - Sayı: 4, 274–277. https://ajindex.com/articles/624147

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