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Humans , Male , Female , Child, Preschool , Animals , Pets/immunology , Respiratory Tract Infections/diagnosis , Hypersensitivity/diagnosis , Cats , Skin Tests , Respiratory Tract Infections/epidemiology , Population Groups , Hypersensitivity/epidemiology , Environmental Exposure/adverse effects , Antigens, Dermatophagoides/immunology , Diagnosis, DifferentialSubject(s)
Hypersensitivity/diagnosis , Pets/immunology , Respiratory Tract Infections/diagnosis , Animals , Antigens, Dermatophagoides/immunology , Cats , Child, Preschool , Diagnosis, Differential , Dogs , Environmental Exposure/adverse effects , Female , Humans , Hypersensitivity/epidemiology , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Population Groups , Respiratory Tract Infections/epidemiology , Skin Tests , SpainABSTRACT
Retropharingeal abscess is a potentially lethal but infrequent infection of the retropharyngeal space, thanks to the use of antibiotics. Caused by a suppurative lymphadenitis secondary to a locoregional infection of the head and neck, it is the most frequent abscess in Paediatric age. It must be present in our differential diagnosis when facing a torpid development of head and neck infectious processes accompanied by adenitis. A cervical lateral X-Ray should be done without delay and in case of doubt, a CAT--scan is mandatory. We protocolise its diagnosis and treatment in order to avoid its serious complications.
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Retropharyngeal Abscess/diagnostic imaging , Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination/therapeutic use , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Child, Preschool , Combined Modality Therapy , Humans , Hydrotherapy , Male , Retropharyngeal Abscess/drug therapy , Retropharyngeal Abscess/surgery , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
El absceso retrofaríngeo es una infección del espacio retrofaríngeo, potencialmente letal e infrecuente actualmente, gracias al uso de antibióticos. Suele estar causado por una linfadenitis supurativa secundaria a una infección locorregional de cabeza y cuello. Es el absceso más frecuente en la edad pediátrica, debiendo estar presente en nuestro diagnóstico ante una evolución tórpida de un proceso infeccioso de cabeza y cuello que cursa con adenitis. Debe realizarse sin demora una radiografía lateral cervical, y si existen dudas un TAC. Sistematizamos su diagnóstico y tratamiento para evitar sus graves complicaciones
Retropharingeal abscess is a potentially lethal but infrequent infection of the retropharyngeal space, thanks to the use of antibiotics. Caused by a suppurative lymphadenitis secondary to a locoregional infection of the head and neck, it is the most frequent abscess in Paediatric age. It must be present in out differential diagnosis when facing a torpid development of head and neck infectious processes accompanied by adenitis. A cervical lateral X-Ray should be done without delay and in case of doubt, a CAT -scan is mandatory. We protocolise its diagnosis and treatment in order to avoid its serious complications