title: An early MR observation of carotid involvement by retropharyngeal abscess.
abstract: We report early carotid involvement by retropharyngeal abscess in a 4-year-old boy. MR imaging showed enhancement of the wall and narrowing of the lumen of the internal carotid artery, which were thought to reflect spasm and/or arteritis. Prompt treatment may have prevented hemorrhagic and neurologic complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Cliniques Universitaires UCL de Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bodart
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Remacle
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De Coene
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Nisolle
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Trigaux
mesh_terms: D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D017703:Retropharyngeal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014068:Tonsillectomy