TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Retropharyngeal Abscess
A1  - Shah, Ashish
A1  - Sobolewski, Brad
A1  - Mittiga, Matthew R.
A2  - Knoop, Kevin J.
A2  - Stack, Lawrence B.
A2  - Storrow, Alan B.
A2  - Thurman, R. Jason
Y1  - 2021
N1  - 
T2  - The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
AB  - Retropharyngeal  abscess  (RPA)  usually  presents  with  fever,  difficulty  swallowing,  excessive  drooling,  sore  throat,  changes  in  voice,  or  neck  stiffness.  Limitation  of  neck  movement  on  examination,  especially  with  hyperextension,  or  torticollis  will  often  be  seen.  The  stiff  neck  may  mimic  meningitis.  The  characteristic  retropharyngeal  edema  is  a  result  of  cellulitis  and  suppurative  adenitis  of  the  lymph  nodes  located  in  the  retropharyngeal  space  between  the  buccopharyngeal  fascia  and  the  alar  fascia.  It  is  seen  on  a  soft-tissue  lateral  x-ray  of  the  neck  as  prevertebral  soft-tissue  thickening.  The  RPA  may  be  preceded  by  an  upper  respiratory  infection,  pharyngitis,  otitis  media,  or  a  wound  infection  following  a  penetrating  injury  to  the  posterior  pharynx.  The  differential  diagnosis  includes  pharyngitis,  acute  laryngotracheobronchitis,  epiglottitis,  membranous  (bacterial)  tracheitis,  cervical  adenitis,  infectious  mononucleosis,  peritonsillar  abscess,  foreign-body  aspiration,  and  diphtheria.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181044565
ER  -