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Descriptor English: Retropharyngeal Abscess
Descriptor Spanish: Absceso Retrofaríngeo
Descriptor absceso retrofaríngeo
Scope note: Acumulación de material purulento en el espacio situado entre la FARINGE y las VÉRTEBRAS CERVICALES. Generalmente se produce por SUPURACIÓN de los GANGLIOS LINFÁTICOS retrofaríngeos en pacientes con INFECCIONES DE LAS VIAS RESPIRATORIAS ALTAS , perforación de la faringe o lesiones de la cabeza y cuello.
Descriptor Portuguese: Abscesso Retrofaríngeo
Descriptor French: Abcès rétropharyngé
Entry term(s): Abscess, Retropharyngeal
Abscesses, Retropharyngeal
Retropharyngeal Abscesses
Tree number(s): C01.748.561.625
C01.830.025.780
C07.550.781.625
C08.730.561.625
C09.775.649.625
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017703
Scope note: An accumulation of purulent material in the space between the PHARYNX and the CERVICAL VERTEBRAE. This usually results from SUPPURATION of retropharyngeal LYMPH NODES in patients with UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS, perforation of the pharynx, or head and neck injuries.
Annotation: coordinate IM with infection term (IM) but not BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (since most abscesses are bacterial)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Abscess (1977-1992)
Pharyngeal Diseases (1977-1992)
Pharyngitis (1979-1990)
Pharynx (1984-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
DeCS ID: 31078
Unique ID: D017703
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/12/28
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Retropharyngeal Abscess - Preferred
Concept UI M0026767
Scope note An accumulation of purulent material in the space between the PHARYNX and the CERVICAL VERTEBRAE. This usually results from SUPPURATION of retropharyngeal LYMPH NODES in patients with UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS, perforation of the pharynx, or head and neck injuries.
Preferred term Retropharyngeal Abscess
Entry term(s) Abscess, Retropharyngeal
Abscesses, Retropharyngeal
Retropharyngeal Abscesses



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