title: Tubercular retropharyngeal abscess in early childhood.
abstract: We present two cases of Pott's lower cervical spine with retro-pharyngeal abscess presenting at an unusually young age. These children presented with a life threatening respiratory distress; one of them had neurological deficit in the form of paraparesis. External drainage of abscess without anterior cervical fusion was adequate as a surgical measure for their prompt recovery while these cases were on conventional anti-tubercular therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bais
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D017703:Retropharyngeal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents