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Absceso retrofarÃngeo
SÃntomas:
- Irritación de la garganta o infección en la nariz o los dientes reciente
- Fiebre alta
- Dolor de garganta fuerte
- Dificultad para deglutir
- Babeo
- Dificultad para respirar
- Tiraje intercostal (los músculos intercostales se retraen al respirar)
- Estridor (sonido chillón al inhalar)
Signos y exámenes:
El médico llevará a cabo un examen fÃsico y examinará el interior de la garganta. Éste o una enfermera frotará suavemente la parte posterior de la garganta con un hisopo o aplicador de algodón, de tal manera que se puede examinar una muestra de tejido más de cerca. Esto se denomina cultivo de exudado farÃngeo (cultivo de garganta).
Se puede realizar un CSC para verificar la presencia de signos de infección. Una radiografÃa o una TC del cuello pueden mostrar pus en el espacio entre la garganta y el cuello.
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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