A Case of Retropharyngeal Abscess and Mediastinal Abscess with Dyspnea.
- Author:
Soo Jin LEE
1
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Eulji University, Daejeon, Korea. sjlee@eulji.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Retropharyngeal abscess;
Mediastinal abscess;
Dyspnea
- MeSH:
Abscess*;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Bronchiolitis;
Cough;
Drainage;
Dyspnea*;
Early Diagnosis;
Emergencies;
Fever;
Foreign Bodies;
Humans;
Infant;
Male;
Neck;
Retropharyngeal Abscess*
- From:Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease
2006;16(1):79-85
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Retropharyngeal abscess is a deep neck infection that causes an immediate life-threatening emergency with potential for airway compromise and other catastrophic complications. Mediastinal abscess is also a serious and potentially fatal process. Thus, both early diagnosis and adequate treatment of these diseases are critical. We report a case of dyspnea caused by retropharyngeal abscess and mediastinal abscess in a 9-month-old male patient. The patient had continuous fever and cough after foreign body removal, but had only been diagnosed as, and been treated for, bronchiolitis. He underwent surgical abscess drainage and systemic broad-spectrum antibiotics treatment successfully.
