Index of suspicion. Case #3. Discussion: retropharyngeal abscess (RPA).
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Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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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