title: Dissecting retropharyngeal abscess due to Fusobacterium necrophorum in an adult.
abstract: I have described an adult patient who had dissecting retropharyngeal abscess complicated by pneumonia, mediastinitis, pericarditis, sepsis, and status epilepticus.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D001996:Bronchopneumonia / Q000209:etiology; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000209:etiology*