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Retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) is an abscess located in the tissues in the back of the throat behind the posterior pharyngeal wall (the retropharyngeal space).Because RPAs typically occur in deep tissue, they are difficult to diagnose by physical examination alone.
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA), also known as quinsy, is an accumulation of pus due to an infection behind the tonsil. [2] Symptoms include fever , throat pain, trouble opening the mouth , and a change to the voice. [ 1 ]
3–10 days, depending on cause [2] [3] Causes: Usually viral infection [2] Diagnostic method: Based on symptoms, rapid antigen detection test, throat swab [2] Differential diagnosis: Epiglottitis, thyroiditis, retropharyngeal abscess [2] Treatment: lidocaine [2] [4] Frequency ~7.5% of people in any 3-month period [5]
It is the cause of 15–40% of sore throats among children [7] [13] and 5–15% among adults. [8] Cases are more common in late winter and early spring. [13] Potential complications include rheumatic fever and peritonsillar abscess. [1] [2]
Lemierre's syndrome occurs most often when a bacterial (e.g., Fusobacterium necrophorum) throat infection progresses to the formation of a peritonsillar abscess. Deep in the abscess, anaerobic bacteria can flourish. When the abscess wall ruptures internally, the drainage carrying bacteria seeps through the soft tissue and infects the nearby ...
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