Parapharyngeal and retropharyngeal infections in children: Argument for a trial of medical therapy and intraoral drainage for medical treatment failures

Johnston, Douglas R.; Schmidt, Richard J.; Barth, Patrick

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.02.007

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“…RPA predominantly occurs in 4-year-old boys, during winter, following an episode of upper respiratory tract infection [4,5,[7][8][9][13][14][15][16][17][22][23][24].…”

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“…RPA usually occurs during winter and, for an unknown reason, predominantly affects boys [3,6,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. The diagnosis and management of RPA remain difficult for paediatricians, radiologists and otorhinolaryngologists, as RPA can be mistaken for epiglottitis [4,18].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Despite improvement of CT technologies and diagnostic criteria, it is often difficult to distinguish between suppurative lymphadenitis and RPA [1,3,[6][7][8]11,16,17].…”

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Contribution of CT scan and CT-guided aspiration in the management of retropharyngeal abscess in children based on a series of 18 cases

Martin

Gabrillargues

Louvrier

et al. 2014

European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Diseases

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Contrast-enhanced neck CT scan confirmed the diagnosis of retropharyngeal abscess and the indication for surgical drainage. It must be performed urgently, on admission. When it is decided to treat the patient with antibiotics alone, follow-up imaging should be performed in the absence of improvement 24 to 48 hours after starting antibiotics. CT-guided percutaneous aspiration is both a diagnostic modality confirming abscess formation of an inflammatory lesion of the retropharyngeal space as well as a therapeutic tool, sometimes avoiding the need for surgical drainage.

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“…RPA predominantly occurs in 4-year-old boys, during winter, following an episode of upper respiratory tract infection [4,5,[7][8][9][13][14][15][16][17][22][23][24].…”

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Contribution of CT scan and CT-guided aspiration in the management of retropharyngeal abscess in children based on a series of 18 cases

Martin

Gabrillargues

Louvrier

et al. 2014

European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Diseases

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“…4,5,10,11 Se describen, en la Tabla 1, los factores predictivos en la TC de la presencia de pus y factores para el drenaje quirúrgico. 4,5,[10][11][12][13] El tratamiento de los APC continúa siendo controvertido en cuanto a la necesidad o no de cirugía.…”

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“…Tabla 1. Factores predictivos en la tomografía computada de la presencia de pus y factores para drenaje quirúrgico 4,5,[10][11][12][13] Factores predictivos de presencia de pus en la TC Factores clínico-imagenológicos para el drenaje quirúrgico…”

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