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Absceso retrofarÃngeo
Definición:
Es una acumulación de pus en los tejidos de la parte posterior de la garganta y es una afección potencialmente mortal.
Ver también: absceso periamigdalino .
Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:
El absceso retrofarÃngeo generalmente afecta a los niños menores de cinco años. El material infectado (pus) se acumula en el espacio alrededor de los tejidos en la parte posterior de la garganta. Esto puede ocurrir durante o inmediatamente después de una infección de la garganta.
Referencias:
Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 4th ed. St Louis, Mo; Mosby; 2005:4365-4367.
Marx J. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice . 6th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2006:1120-1121.
- Fecha de revisión: 2/12/2007
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Alden J. Pearl, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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