Tubercular Retropharyngeal Abscess in Association with Aberrant Retropharyngeal Internal Carotid Arteries - A Rare Entity: Imaging Diagnosis and a Word of Caution

Tubercular Retropharyngeal Abscess in Association with Aberrant Retropharyngeal Internal Carotid Arteries - A Rare Entity: Imaging Diagnosis and a Word of Caution

Retropharyngeal (RP) abscess is rarely encountered in adults. Still rare is an abscess of tubercular etiology especially without involvement of the underlying cervical spine. We present a case of an immunocompetent woman with a tubercular RP abscess diagnosed on contrast-enhanced cervical computed t...

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Main Authors: Shuchi Bhatt, Deepawali Malla, Deepti Mukhija, Vipin Arora, Anupama Tandon, Sonal Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayincilik 2019-03-01
Series:Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
Subjects:
retropharyngeal abscess
tuberculosis
carotid artery
diagnostic imaging
Online Access: http://turkarchotolaryngol.net/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/tubercular-retropharyngeal-abscess-in-association-/43122

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