[Retropharyngeal phlegmon in the adult. Presentation of a case].
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.
Doménech Juan
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Ciudad Sanitaria y Universitaria de Bellvitge, Barcelona.
Cisa Lluis
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E
Nogués Orpí
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J
Aragón Casas
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J
Haag
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Dicenta Sousa
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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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D013256:Steroids