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Retropharyngeal abscess

MedGen UID:
57614
•Concept ID:
C0155843
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Abscess, Retropharyngeal; Abscesses, Retropharyngeal; Retropharyngeal Abscess; Retropharyngeal Abscesses
SNOMED CT: Retropharyngeal abscess (18099001)

Definition

An abscess that develops in the soft tissues behind the posterior pharyngeal wall. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

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

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Emerging findings for the assessment and treatment of pediatric deep neck abscesses.
Hankey PB, Tracy M, Arganbright JM
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023 Dec 1;31(6):407-411. Epub 2023 Oct 9 doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000937. PMID: 37820224
The 2022 human monkeypox outbreak: Clinical review and management guidance.
Aldhaeefi M, Rungkitwattanakul D, Unonu J, Franklin CJ, Lyons J, Hager K, Daftary MN
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2023 Jan 5;80(2):44-52. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxac300. PMID: 36259674
Retropharyngeal abscess: diagnosis and treatment update.
Reilly BK, Reilly JS
Infect Disord Drug Targets 2012 Aug;12(4):291-6. doi: 10.2174/187152612801319320. PMID: 22338591

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Retropharyngeal Abscess With Mediastinal Extension: A Case Series and Review of the Literature.
Weiner KAS, Rieger CC, Wohl DL, Harley EH
Ear Nose Throat J 2023 Sep;102(9):580-583. Epub 2023 Jun 12 doi: 10.1177/01455613231178975. PMID: 37309202
Infections of the Oropharynx.
Klein MR
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2019 Feb;37(1):69-80. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2018.09.002. PMID: 30454781
Croup: an overview.
Zoorob R, Sidani M, Murray J
Am Fam Physician 2011 May 1;83(9):1067-73. PMID: 21534520
Pediatric respiratory infections.
Shah S, Sharieff GQ
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2007 Nov;25(4):961-79, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2007.07.006. PMID: 17950132
Croup.
Skolnik N
J Fam Pract 1993 Aug;37(2):165-70. PMID: 8336098

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
Neonatal retropharyngeal abscess with complications: Apnea and cervical osteomyelitis.
Ali NE, Alyono JC, Koltai PJ
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2019 Nov;126:109613. Epub 2019 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109613. PMID: 31382216
Internal Carotid Artery Pseudoaneurysm and Ischemic Stroke Secondary to Retropharyngeal and Parapharyngeal Abscess.
Ruff MW, Nasr DM, Klaas JP, Renaud DL
J Child Neurol 2017 Feb;32(2):230-236. Epub 2016 Nov 25 doi: 10.1177/0883073816678556. PMID: 27888269
Retropharyngeal abscess: diagnosis and treatment update.
Reilly BK, Reilly JS
Infect Disord Drug Targets 2012 Aug;12(4):291-6. doi: 10.2174/187152612801319320. PMID: 22338591
Descending cervical mediastinitis.
Kiernan PD, Hernandez A, Byrne WD, Bloom R, Dicicco B, Hetrick V, Graling P, Vaughan B
Ann Thorac Surg 1998 May;65(5):1483-8. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)00142-8. PMID: 9594903

Clinical prediction guides

Disparities in the Presentation and Management of Pediatric Retropharyngeal Abscess.
Nicotera DJ, Islam AA, Liu Y, Dunsky K, Lieu JEC
Laryngoscope 2024 Apr;134(4):1907-1912. Epub 2023 Sep 12 doi: 10.1002/lary.31048. PMID: 37698387
Salmonella osteomyelitis and retropharyngeal, epidural abscess that developed under biologic therapy and literature review.
Bulut Gokten D, Akdag Kaval EM, Mercan R
ARP Rheumatol 2023 Oct-Dec;2(4):338-340. PMID: 38174754
Emerging findings for the assessment and treatment of pediatric deep neck abscesses.
Hankey PB, Tracy M, Arganbright JM
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023 Dec 1;31(6):407-411. Epub 2023 Oct 9 doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000937. PMID: 37820224
Deep Neck Abscesses in Children: An Italian Retrospective Study.
Donà D, Gastaldi A, Campagna M, Montagnani C, Galli L, Trapani S, Pierossi N, De Luca M, D'Argenio P, Tucci FM, De Vincentiis G, Grotto P, Da Mosto MC, Frigo AC, Volo T, Emanuelli E, Martini A, Da Dalt L
Pediatr Emerg Care 2021 Dec 1;37(12):e1358-e1365. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002037. PMID: 32097379
Retropharyngeal abscesses: a clinical and radiologic correlation.
Boucher C, Dorion D, Fisch C
J Otolaryngol 1999 Jun;28(3):134-7. PMID: 10410343

Recent systematic reviews

Antibiotic therapy for pediatric deep neck abscesses: a systematic review.
Carbone PN, Capra GG, Brigger MT
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2012 Nov;76(11):1647-53. Epub 2012 Aug 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.07.038. PMID: 22921604

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