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Parapharyngeal abscess

MedGen UID:
510105
•Concept ID:
C0155842
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Abscess of lateral pharyngeal space; Abscess of parapharyngeal space; Parapharyngeal Abscess; Peripharyngeal abscess
SNOMED CT: Abscess of parapharyngeal space (84889008); Abscess of lateral pharyngeal space (84889008); Peripharyngeal abscess (84889008); Parapharyngeal abscess (84889008)

Definition

An abscess that develops in the soft tissues of the lateral pharyngeal space. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVParapharyngeal abscess

Professional guidelines

PubMed

To drain or not to drain - management of pediatric deep neck abscesses: a case-control study.
Wong DK, Brown C, Mills N, Spielmann P, Neeff M
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2012 Dec;76(12):1810-3. Epub 2012 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.09.006. PMID: 23089190
Parapharyngeal abscess: diagnosis and treatment.
Page C, Biet A, Zaatar R, Strunski V
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2008 Jun;265(6):681-6. doi: 10.1007/s00405-007-0524-5. PMID: 18004583
Contemporary management of deep neck space infections.
Gidley PW, Ghorayeb BY, Stiernberg CM
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1997 Jan;116(1):16-22. doi: 10.1016/s0194-5998(97)70345-0. PMID: 9018251

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Changes in Otorhinolaryngologic Disease Incidences before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Korea.
Kim SY, Yoo DM, Kim JH, Kwon MJ, Kim JH, Chung J, Choi HG
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Oct 12;19(20) doi: 10.3390/ijerph192013083. PMID: 36293687Free PMC Article
The hidden cost of deep neck space infections.
Hurley RH, Douglas CM, Montgomery J, Clark LJ
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2018 Feb;100(2):129-134. Epub 2017 Oct 19 doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2017.0193. PMID: 29046089Free PMC Article
Acute pediatric neck infections: Outcomes in a seven-year series.
Côrte FC, Firmino-Machado J, Moura CP, Spratley J, Santos M
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Aug;99:128-134. Epub 2017 May 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.05.020. PMID: 28688554
Peritonsillar abscess: clinical aspects of microbiology, risk factors, and the association with parapharyngeal abscess.
Klug TE
Dan Med J 2017 Mar;64(3) PMID: 28260599
Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess in children--epidemiology, clinical features and treatment.
Grisaru-Soen G, Komisar O, Aizenstein O, Soudack M, Schwartz D, Paret G
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2010 Sep;74(9):1016-20. Epub 2010 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.05.030. PMID: 20598378

Diagnosis

Late Retropharyngeal and Parapharyngeal Abscess in Patients with a History of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.
Bivona L, Williamson A, Emery SE, Stokes WA
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2023 Mar;132(3):294-303. Epub 2022 Apr 21 doi: 10.1177/00034894221086993. PMID: 35450429
Acute pediatric neck infections: Outcomes in a seven-year series.
Côrte FC, Firmino-Machado J, Moura CP, Spratley J, Santos M
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Aug;99:128-134. Epub 2017 May 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.05.020. PMID: 28688554
Peritonsillar abscess: clinical aspects of microbiology, risk factors, and the association with parapharyngeal abscess.
Klug TE
Dan Med J 2017 Mar;64(3) PMID: 28260599
Retropharyngeal and Parapharyngeal Abscesses Among Children and Adolescents in the United States: Epidemiology and Management Trends, 2003-2012.
Woods CR, Cash ED, Smith AM, Smith MJ, Myers JA, Espinosa CM, Chandran SK
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2016 Sep;5(3):259-68. Epub 2015 Mar 22 doi: 10.1093/jpids/piv010. PMID: 26407249
Acute tonsillitis and its complications: an overview.
Bartlett A, Bola S, Williams R
J R Nav Med Serv 2015;101(1):69-73. PMID: 26292396

Therapy

Late Retropharyngeal and Parapharyngeal Abscess in Patients with a History of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.
Bivona L, Williamson A, Emery SE, Stokes WA
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2023 Mar;132(3):294-303. Epub 2022 Apr 21 doi: 10.1177/00034894221086993. PMID: 35450429
Premaxillary abscess without bony erosion: An unusual complication of pediatric acute maxillary sinusitis.
Luscan R, Truffert E, Simon F, Belhous K, Verillaud B, Garabedian N, Leboulanger N, Couloigner V
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2019 Oct;136(5):349-353. Epub 2019 Aug 16 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2019.04.013. PMID: 31427214
Acute pediatric neck infections: Outcomes in a seven-year series.
Côrte FC, Firmino-Machado J, Moura CP, Spratley J, Santos M
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Aug;99:128-134. Epub 2017 May 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.05.020. PMID: 28688554
Peritonsillar abscess: clinical aspects of microbiology, risk factors, and the association with parapharyngeal abscess.
Klug TE
Dan Med J 2017 Mar;64(3) PMID: 28260599
Deep neck infections in children.
Huang CM, Huang FL, Chien YL, Chen PY
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2017 Oct;50(5):627-633. Epub 2015 Sep 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2015.08.020. PMID: 26507671

Prognosis

Late Retropharyngeal and Parapharyngeal Abscess in Patients with a History of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.
Bivona L, Williamson A, Emery SE, Stokes WA
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2023 Mar;132(3):294-303. Epub 2022 Apr 21 doi: 10.1177/00034894221086993. PMID: 35450429
Changes in Otorhinolaryngologic Disease Incidences before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Korea.
Kim SY, Yoo DM, Kim JH, Kwon MJ, Kim JH, Chung J, Choi HG
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Oct 12;19(20) doi: 10.3390/ijerph192013083. PMID: 36293687Free PMC Article
Acute pediatric neck infections: Outcomes in a seven-year series.
Côrte FC, Firmino-Machado J, Moura CP, Spratley J, Santos M
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Aug;99:128-134. Epub 2017 May 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.05.020. PMID: 28688554
Peritonsillar abscess: clinical aspects of microbiology, risk factors, and the association with parapharyngeal abscess.
Klug TE
Dan Med J 2017 Mar;64(3) PMID: 28260599
Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess in children--epidemiology, clinical features and treatment.
Grisaru-Soen G, Komisar O, Aizenstein O, Soudack M, Schwartz D, Paret G
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2010 Sep;74(9):1016-20. Epub 2010 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.05.030. PMID: 20598378

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical Manifestations Associated with Bartonella henselae Infection in a Tropical Region.
Tay SY, Freeman K, Baird R
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2021 Jan;104(1):198-206. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0088. PMID: 33021197Free PMC Article
Clinical characteristics for conservative therapy of pediatric parapharyngeal abscesses.
Bi J, Chen X, Zhou Z, Fu Y
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2021 Jul-Aug;87(4):410-415. Epub 2019 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2019.10.015. PMID: 32169554Free PMC Article
Acute pediatric neck infections: Outcomes in a seven-year series.
Côrte FC, Firmino-Machado J, Moura CP, Spratley J, Santos M
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Aug;99:128-134. Epub 2017 May 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.05.020. PMID: 28688554
Peritonsillar abscess: clinical aspects of microbiology, risk factors, and the association with parapharyngeal abscess.
Klug TE
Dan Med J 2017 Mar;64(3) PMID: 28260599
Parapharyngeal abscess: diagnosis and treatment.
Page C, Biet A, Zaatar R, Strunski V
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2008 Jun;265(6):681-6. doi: 10.1007/s00405-007-0524-5. PMID: 18004583

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