Tubercular Retropharyngeal Abscess in Early Infancy-Rare Presentation of a Common Infection: A Case Report

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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Main Authors: Divya Gupta, Ishwar Singh, Gaurav Jareda, Divya Vaid, Purodha Prasad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
infants
perinatal tuberculosis
retropharyngeal abscess
tuberculosis
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/11283/31570_F(SHU)_PF1(MJ_AP)_PFA(AnG)_PB(MJ_AP)_PN(AP).pdf

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