Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis mimicking retropharyngeal abscess in a Nigerian child.
| Autor: | Nwaorgu OG; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University College Hospital, Ibadan. geoniks@skannet.com, Ayodele KJ, Onakoya PA |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | West African journal of medicine [West Afr J Med] 2004 Jan-Mar; Vol. 23 (1), pp. 91-3. |
| DOI: | 10.4314/wajm.v23i1.28094 |
| Abstrakt: | Unlabelled: Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) is not an uncommon disease of the aero-digestive tract, usually involving points of narrowing. Involvement of the oropharynx, particularly when florid, may be easily confused with a retropharyngeal abscess. Study Design: Case report of a 1 1/2 year-old child with florid pharyngeal RRP. Results: The clinical presentation and features on radiography of this patient mimicked retropharyngeal abscess. The patient successfully had a preoperative tracheosomy and excision of the RRP. Conclusion: There was a diagnostic dilemma in this patient because of the identical features of the two conditions. A high index of suspicion and painstaking, careful clinical and radiological evaluation is the key to diagnosis and prompt definitive management. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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