Open AccessRetropharyngeal abscess following accidental throttling
Author(s) -
V. K. Poorey,
Ajay Karkare
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf03007007
Subject(s) - medicine , retropharyngeal abscess , accidental , otorhinolaryngology , abscess , etiology , surgery , radiology , general surgery , physics , acoustics
Acute retropharyngeal abscess is common in infants and small children due to supuration of retropharyngeal lymph nodes. It is also not uncommon in adults due to injury of posterior pharyngeal wall by sharp object, foreign bodies and instrumentation. But acute retropharyngeal abscess following accidental throttling is reported for unusual etiology.In present study a case of accidental throttling followed by acute retropharyngeal abscess is being reported due to rareness.