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Retropharyngeal Abscess
Scientists at Ataturk University, Medical Department publish research in retropharyngeal abscess
July 13th, 2009
"A 25-year-old man with complaints of neck pain for approximately 6 months and hearing loss accompanied by a feeling of obstruction of the left ear was presented. from the oral cavity examination showed a retropharyngeal fluctuant, mildly tender mass," investigators in Erzurum, Turkey report. The researchers concluded: "From the oral cavity examination showed a retropharyngeal fluctuant, mildly tender mass. A conductive hearing loss of approximately 45 dB and a flat-shaped (type B) tympanogram were detected on the left ear. A magnetic resonance image of the neck demonstrated an abscess occupying the retropharyngeal space. Retropharyngeal space abscess was drained and...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2009-07-13)
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