| Acute Retropharyngeal Abscess - A Report of Three Cases - |
| Bong Jin Cho, MD, Kwang Suk Park, MD, Jin Ja Bang, MD, Choon Ja Kim, MD, and Byung Ik Choi, MD (Director : Prof. Hong Soo Shin, MD) |
| Department of Otolaryngology, Woo Suk University Medical College, Korea |
| 咽後膿瘍의 3例 |
| 曺鳳鎭 · 朴光錫 · 方辰子 · 金春子 · 崔柄益 (指導 : 申洪秀 敎授) |
| 友石大學校 醫科大學 耳鼻咽喉科學敎室 |
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Authors Experienced 3 cases of retropharyngeal abscess rescently and report these with literatural review.
Case 1 : A male newborn of 3 weeks, with the dyspnea and dysphagia of 4 days duration. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated in culture. Satisfactory recovery was obtained in 4 days after the incision and drainage.
Case 2 : A male infant of 3 months, with the dyspnea and left cervical swelling of 12 days duration. Needle aspiration resulted in good but only tenporary remission. Soon, the local swelling resumed and the incision and drainage was necessary.
Case 3 : An one year old female baby with the dyspnea and external cervical swelling of 20 days duration. Incision and drainage failed to bring prompt relief in a few days. Large amount administration of the antibiotics(Erythromycin) resulted in the gradual subside of the symptoms.
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