title: An old man with a mass in the retropharyngeal space.
abstract: In this article, we discuss clinical manifestations, laboratory results, and radiological findings in an old man with suppurative tender mass in the neck, accompanied by, fever, weight loss, malaise, fatigue, night sweat, cough, vomiting, and dysphagia. Pharyngeal exam revealed a huge retropharyngeal abscess.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashemi-Shahri
authors.forename: Roya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alavi-Naini
authors.forename: Taghi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Naserpour
authors.forename: Batool
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sharifi-Mood
authors.forename: Farshid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fayyaz-Jahani