title: [Retropharyngeal phlegmon in the adult. Presentation of a case].
abstract: Nowadays retropharyngeal phlegmon and abscesses are uncommon. Advances in medical care have changed the morbidity and mortality of this processes. The advance of computed tomography (CT) has made possible a more exact diagnosis of these infections. If CT suggests a cellulitis medical treatment is used, but abscesses need surgical drainnage.
authors.affiliation: Ciudad Sanitaria y Universitaria de Bellvitge, Barcelona.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Doménech Juan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cisa Lluis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nogués Orpí
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aragón Casas
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Haag
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dicenta Sousa
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010614:Pharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D013256:Steroids
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D013256:Steroids