Tuberculous retropharyngeal abscess without cervical spine TB
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
;
(12): 251-252, 2011.
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in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-819527
ABSTRACT
Tuberculous retropharyngeal abscess is a rare presentation. It is present in adults usually due to involvement of cervical spine by tuberculosis. Retropharyngeal space usually gets involved in children due to pyogenic organisms or secondary to trauma. Here is a case of tuberculous retropharyngeal abscess in an adult female, with pulmonary tuberculosis. The patient was not having tuberculous involvement of cervical spine and was managed surgically by aspirating the retropharyngeal abscess transorally and AKT Category I.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pathology
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Physiology
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Spine
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General Surgery
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Tuberculosis
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Drainage
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Retropharyngeal Abscess
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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