Retropharyngeal abscess

   Retropharyngeal abscess  

Definition:retropharyngeal abscess is a collection of puss in the back of the throat  and it is a serous in infection in the neck Retropharyngeal abscess is rare . It typically occurs in children Under age eight Although it can also effect old children and adults  

ETIOLOGY

  it causes different agent but the common causes include these

◆ streptococcus

◆staphylococcus aureus 

◆medical Procedure or dental work 

◆trauma to the erea 

         Sign and Symptoms  

 ◆difficult breathing 

◆Pain  full  when  swallowing 

◆fever 

  ◆Cough

◆sever sore throat 

◆neck  stiffness or swelling

◆Drooling

◆Muffled voice

◆Torticollitis      

Complications

 

◆pneumonia  

◆blood clots in in jugular vein

◆inflammation or infection in the chest cavity outside the lung 

◆osteomyelitis bone infection     

Investigations

  

◆chest x ray

◆CT SCAN

◆CBC

◆BLOOD CULTURE  

Treatment

◆ ceftriaxone 50mg/kg iv daily 7 0r 10 days

◆surgical drainage if antibiotic fails to treated