Tubercular Retropharyngeal Abscess in Early Infancy-Rare Presentation of a Common Infection: A Case Report
Retropharyngeal abscesses in children are acute-infectious and non tubercular in nature. We present a rare case of tubercular retropharyngeal abscess presenting in early infancy. Patient was born to a mother who was diagnosed within four weeks of delivery with tubercular meningitis. Within six weeks...
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| author | Divya Gupta Ishwar Singh Gaurav Jareda Divya Vaid Purodha Prasad |
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| description | Retropharyngeal abscesses in children are acute-infectious and non tubercular in nature. We present a rare case of tubercular retropharyngeal abscess presenting in early infancy. Patient was born to a mother who was diagnosed within four weeks of delivery with tubercular meningitis. Within six weeks of being born, the child developed fever and tubercular lymphadenopathy, possibly a manifestation of latent tubercular hematogenous infection transmitted to the child from mother in utero. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-253ad453f1b14693a790ac2ba23179f92022-12-21T18:34:50ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2018-03-01123MD04MD0510.7860/JCDR/2018/31570.11283Tubercular Retropharyngeal Abscess in Early Infancy-Rare Presentation of a Common Infection: A Case ReportDivya Gupta0Ishwar Singh1Gaurav Jareda2Divya Vaid3Purodha Prasad4Divisional Medical Officer, Department of ENT, Northern Railway Central Hospital, Delhi, New Delhi, India.Director Professor, Department of ENT, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, India.Junior Resident, Department of ENT, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, India.Junior Resident, Department of ENT, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, India.Junior Resident, Department of ENT, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, India.Retropharyngeal abscesses in children are acute-infectious and non tubercular in nature. We present a rare case of tubercular retropharyngeal abscess presenting in early infancy. Patient was born to a mother who was diagnosed within four weeks of delivery with tubercular meningitis. Within six weeks of being born, the child developed fever and tubercular lymphadenopathy, possibly a manifestation of latent tubercular hematogenous infection transmitted to the child from mother in utero.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/11283/31570_F(SHU)_PF1(MJ_AP)_PFA(AnG)_PB(MJ_AP)_PN(AP).pdfinfantsperinatal tuberculosisretropharyngeal abscesstuberculosis |
| spellingShingle | Divya Gupta Ishwar Singh Gaurav Jareda Divya Vaid Purodha Prasad Tubercular Retropharyngeal Abscess in Early Infancy-Rare Presentation of a Common Infection: A Case Report Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research infants perinatal tuberculosis retropharyngeal abscess tuberculosis |
| title | Tubercular Retropharyngeal Abscess in Early Infancy-Rare Presentation of a Common Infection: A Case Report |
| title_full | Tubercular Retropharyngeal Abscess in Early Infancy-Rare Presentation of a Common Infection: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Tubercular Retropharyngeal Abscess in Early Infancy-Rare Presentation of a Common Infection: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tubercular Retropharyngeal Abscess in Early Infancy-Rare Presentation of a Common Infection: A Case Report |
| title_short | Tubercular Retropharyngeal Abscess in Early Infancy-Rare Presentation of a Common Infection: A Case Report |
| title_sort | tubercular retropharyngeal abscess in early infancy rare presentation of a common infection a case report |
| topic | infants perinatal tuberculosis retropharyngeal abscess tuberculosis |
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