Retropharyngeal Abscess Presenting as Torticollis
| dc.contributor.author | Kubat, Gozde Orhan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Altindal, Aysegul Sule | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-24T12:29:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-24T12:29:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.department | Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi | |
| dc.description.abstract | Retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) is a deep neck infection with life-threatening complications such as airway obliteration, necrotizing mediastinitis, and pulmonary empyema, which must be diagnosed early and treated promptly. We herein present a patient who was admitted to the emergency room with limited neck movement, torticollis, difficulty in swallowing, and a feeling that something is stuck in the throat and diagnosed with RPA. Plain lateral radiograph of the neck revealed air levels at the level of C3-C5. Computed tomography (CT) scan confirmed the diagnosis of RPA. After emergency surgery, clinical condition normalised in a short time, and at a 2-week postoperative follow-up, the retropharyngeal area was completely normal on endoscopic examination. It is important to recognise and treat RPA, which has a high mortality due to its complications. RPA should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of patients with neck pain and torticollis, particularly in adults. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.29271/jcpsp.2022.JCPSPCR.CR157 | |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 159 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1022-386X | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1681-7168 | |
| dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85145429592 | |
| dc.identifier.scopusquality | Q3 | |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 157 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.29271/jcpsp.2022.JCPSPCR.CR157 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/5334 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 32 | |
| dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000943650300021 | |
| dc.identifier.wosquality | Q4 | |
| dc.indekslendigikaynak | Web of Science | |
| dc.indekslendigikaynak | Scopus | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Coll Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Jcpsp-Journal of The College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan | |
| dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | |
| dc.snmz | KA_WoS_20260121 | |
| dc.subject | Retropharyngeal abscess | |
| dc.subject | Drainage | |
| dc.subject | Trendelenburg position | |
| dc.subject | Torticollis | |
| dc.title | Retropharyngeal Abscess Presenting as Torticollis | |
| dc.type | Article |
