Retropharyngeal abscess: seven-year review - clinical presentation, diagnosis and management

This was a retrospective study of operative records between 2000 – 2007 from two ear, nose and throat (ENT) referral centers in Malaysia to review demographic patterns, clinical presentations and management of retropharyngeal abscess (RPA). Our case series comprised of eight patients with five femal...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Fattah AW, Marina MB, Mazita A, Muhammad Razif MY, Primuharsa Putra SHA
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Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit UKM 2009
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spelling	ukm-19452016-12-14T06:30:30Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1945/ Retropharyngeal abscess: seven-year review - clinical presentation, diagnosis and management Abdul Fattah AW, Marina MB, Mazita A, Muhammad Razif MY, Primuharsa Putra SHA, This was a retrospective study of operative records between 2000 – 2007 from two ear, nose and throat (ENT) referral centers in Malaysia to review demographic patterns, clinical presentations and management of retropharyngeal abscess (RPA). Our case series comprised of eight patients with five females and three males with a median age at presentation of 47 years. Comorbid factor in this series was diabetes mellitus, with four patients having diabetes. There were three cases of fish bone ingestion. The commonest presentation was dysphagia or odynophagia. None of them had fever. All patients were treated with broad spectrum intravenous antibiotics (IV) and drainage was performed for the abscess. Four patients underwent transoral drainage with three having the cervical approach and one having spontaneous rupture.All patients recovered well from the infection and only one patient passed away due to septicaemia. In conclusion, patients with retropharyngeal abscess may present with vague symptoms of sore throat, odynophagia without fever due to partial antibiotics treatment. A correct diagnosis should be made so that adequate treatment can be given to prevent mortality. Penerbit UKM 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1945/1/04-4%282%29_~_MS_085_%2864-75%29.pdf Abdul Fattah AW, and Marina MB, and Mazita A, and Muhammad Razif MY, and Primuharsa Putra SHA, (2009) Retropharyngeal abscess: seven-year review - clinical presentation, diagnosis and management. Medicine & Health, 4 (2). pp. 84-90. ISSN 1823-2140 http://www.ppukm.ukm.my/ukmmcjournal/index.php
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description	This was a retrospective study of operative records between 2000 – 2007 from two ear, nose and throat (ENT) referral centers in Malaysia to review demographic patterns, clinical presentations and management of retropharyngeal abscess (RPA). Our case series comprised of eight patients with five females and three males with a median age at presentation of 47 years. Comorbid factor in this series was diabetes mellitus, with four patients having diabetes. There were three cases of fish bone ingestion. The commonest presentation was dysphagia or odynophagia. None of them had fever. All patients were treated with broad spectrum intravenous antibiotics (IV) and drainage was performed for the abscess. Four patients underwent transoral drainage with three having the cervical approach and one having spontaneous rupture.All patients recovered well from the infection and only one patient passed away due to septicaemia. In conclusion, patients with retropharyngeal abscess may present with vague symptoms of sore throat, odynophagia without fever due to partial antibiotics treatment. A correct diagnosis should be made so that adequate treatment can be given to prevent mortality.
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author	Abdul Fattah AW, Marina MB, Mazita A, Muhammad Razif MY, Primuharsa Putra SHA,
spellingShingle	Abdul Fattah AW, Marina MB, Mazita A, Muhammad Razif MY, Primuharsa Putra SHA, Retropharyngeal abscess: seven-year review - clinical presentation, diagnosis and management
author_facet	Abdul Fattah AW, Marina MB, Mazita A, Muhammad Razif MY, Primuharsa Putra SHA,
author_sort	Abdul Fattah AW,
title	Retropharyngeal abscess: seven-year review - clinical presentation, diagnosis and management
title_short	Retropharyngeal abscess: seven-year review - clinical presentation, diagnosis and management
title_full	Retropharyngeal abscess: seven-year review - clinical presentation, diagnosis and management
title_fullStr	Retropharyngeal abscess: seven-year review - clinical presentation, diagnosis and management
title_full_unstemmed	Retropharyngeal abscess: seven-year review - clinical presentation, diagnosis and management
title_sort	retropharyngeal abscess: seven-year review - clinical presentation, diagnosis and management
publisher	Penerbit UKM
publishDate	2009
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Retropharyngeal abscess: seven-year review - clinical presentation, diagnosis and management

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