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Case Reports
. 2007 Dec;62(5):413-5.

Parapharyngeal and retropharyngeal abscess: anatomical complexity and etiology

S Brito-Mutunayagam  1 , Y K Chew, K Sivakumar, N Prepageran
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  • PMID: 18705479
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Case Reports

Parapharyngeal and retropharyngeal abscess: anatomical complexity and etiology

S Brito-Mutunayagam et al. Med J Malaysia. 2007 Dec.
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Abstract

The differential diagnoses of an abscess deep in the neck are retropharyngeal abscess and parapharyngeal abscess. We report a case each of these deep neck space abscesses to highlight their difference with emphasis on its anatomy and possible etiologies.

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