Sudden rupture of an acute retropharyngeal abscess in children: A grave lesson

Retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) in children is becoming an uncommon entity in the era of antibiotics. Majority of the patients presented with neck swelling and fever while very few of them manifested any kind of airway compromise symptoms. Nevertheless, RPA can potentially be life threatening as th...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim, Mohd Irman Shah, Nik Mohd, Nik Khairani, Mohamad, Amran, Md Shukri, Norasnieda
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/37233/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejenta.2016.05.006
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