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Case Reports
. 2025 Oct 15;8(4):1429-1430.
doi: 10.31662/jmaj.2025-0267. Epub 2025 Sep 12.

Melioidosis Presenting as Retropharyngeal Abscess

Yong Wang Su  1 , Aziah Ab Rani  2 , Chee Yik Chang  3
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Case Reports

Melioidosis Presenting as Retropharyngeal Abscess

Yong Wang Su et al. JMA J. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Burkholderia pseudomallei; Melioidosis; retropharyngeal abscess.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
CT scan of the neck showing bilateral retropharyngeal collections extending from the nasopharynx to the hypopharynx. The collection on the right measured 1.7 × 3.0 × 5.1 cm, whereas the left measured 2.5 × 1.6 × 5.3 cm and demonstrated the presence of air locules. CT: computed tomography.
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    1. Chang CY. Periorbital cellulitis and eyelid abscess as ocular manifestations of melioidosis: a report of three cases in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. IDCases. 2020;19:e00683. - PMC - PubMed

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