AN INTERESTING CASE OF HUGE COLD ABSCESS CAUSING RESPIRATORY DISTRESS

Autor:	Suresh Rathi, Sudhir Bhargava
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Larynx medicine.medical_specialty Respiratory distress business.industry Retropharyngeal abscess medicine.disease Surgery Cold abscess medicine.anatomical_structure Surgical anatomy Rare case medicine Airway business
Zdroj:	Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences. 3:11288-11291
ISSN:	2278-4802 2278-4748
DOI:	10.14260/jemds/2014/3472
Popis:	A rare case of an adult suffering with potts spine and a huge retropharyngeal cold abscess completely obstructing the upper airway and larynx, causing respiratory distress is presented as an acute emergency. An urgent tracheostomy to safeguard the airway was required. The clinical features, surgical anatomy, aetiopathogenesis and management of a retropharyngeal abscess are discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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