Journal of Research in Medical Sciences (May 2009)

An old man with a mass in the retropharyngeal space

  • Mohammad Hashemi-Shahri,
  • Roya Alavi-Naini,
  • Taghi Naserpour,
  • Batool Sharifi-Mood,
  • Farshid Fayyaz-Jahani

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 3
pp. 197 – 199

Abstract

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<ul><li>In this article, we discuss clinical manifestations, laboratory results, and radiological findings in an old man with suppurative tender mass in the neck, accompanied by, fever, weight loss, malaise, fatigue, night sweat, cough, vomiting, anddysphagia. Pharyngeal exam revealed a huge retropharyngeal abscess.</li></ul>

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