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Descriptor English:   Retropharyngeal Abscess 
Descriptor Spanish:   Absceso Retrofaríngeo 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Abscesso Retrofaríngeo 
Synonyms English:   Abscess, Retropharyngeal  
Tree Number:   C01.539.830.025.780
C07.550.781.625
C08.730.561.625
C09.775.649.625
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   coordinate IM with infection term (IM) but not BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (since most abscesses are bacterial)
History Note English:   94 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy TM transmission
US ultrasonography UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   31078 
Unique Identifier:   D017703 

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