Open AccessSpontaneous descending retropharyngeal abscess
Author(s) -
MM Rahman,
Julian Savage,
C A Lee
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.10.2008.1034
Subject(s) - medicine , retropharyngeal abscess , abscess , retropharyngeal space , surgery , life saving , radiology , general surgery , computed tomography , medical emergency
Retropharyngeal abscesses are rare but can occur spontaneously in adults and are potentially life threatening. Such a diagnosis should be considered so that aggressive treatment can be initiated as soon as possible to avoid life threatening mediastinal complications.