title: Index of suspicion. Case #3. Discussion: retropharyngeal abscess (RPA).
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Toback
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carcillo
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D017703:Retropharyngeal Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis