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Retropharyngeal or parapharyngeal abscess

Abscesso retrofaríngeo ou parafaríngeo

Category

Definition

A retropharyngeal abscess is an abscess located in the tissues in the back of the throat behind the posterior pharyngeal wall (the retropharyngeal space). A parapharyngeal abscess is an abscess developing in the potential space in the head and the neck.

Exclusions

  • Peritonsillar abscess

Index Terms

Retropharyngeal or parapharyngeal abscessCertain specified abscess of pharynxabscess of pharynxpharyngeal abscessthroat abscessAbscess of nasopharynxNasopharyngeal abscessCellulitis of pharynxpharyngeal cellulitisCellulitis of nasopharynxFauces abscessThornwaldt abscessThornwaldt bursitisThornwaldt diseasePharyngeal bursa abscessPharyngeal bursitisAbscess of lateral pharyngeal spacelateral pharyngeal abscessAbscess of parapharyngeal spaceparapharyngeal abscessPeripharyngeal abscessPostpharyngeal abscessRetropharyngeal abscess