Retropharyngeal abscess-an unusual complication of anorexia nervosa.
An unusual case of an adult female with anorexia nervosa, who developed a retropharyngeal abscess, is presented. This case is reported both because of the paucity of reports on retropharyngeal abscess and because of the dramatic unusual aetiology.
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Department of Otolaryngology and Radiology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
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Dick
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Quiney
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D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010614:Pharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017703:Retropharyngeal Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed