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Abstract
An accumulation of purulent material in the space between the PHARYNX and the CERVICAL VERTEBRAE. This usually results from SUPPURATION of retropharyngeal LYMPH NODES in patients with UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS, perforation of the pharynx, or head and neck injuries.
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3 entry terms
- Abscess, Retropharyngeal
- Abscesses, Retropharyngeal
- Retropharyngeal Abscesses
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36 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate IM with infection term (IM) but not BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (since most abscesses are bacterial)
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- Abscess (1977-1992)
- Pharyngeal Diseases (1977-1992)
- Pharyngitis (1979-1990)
- Pharynx (1984-1992)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Retropharyngeal Abscess. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017703. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017703
- Retropharyngeal Abscess. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retropharyngeal_abscess
- Retropharyngeal Abscess. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2562083