CASE REPORTS
Giant Retropharyngeal Abscess Extending to the Mediastinum: A Case Presentation
Mediastene Uzanım Gösteren Dev Retrofarengeal Apse: Bir Olgu Sunumu
Received Date : 29 Apr 2020
Accepted Date : 26 May 2020
Available Online : 23 Dec 2020
Cem ÖZERa, Ömer VURALb, Serhat İNANa
aBaşkent Üniversitesi Adana Dr. Turgut Noyan Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi- Yüreğir Hastanesi, Kulak-Burun-Boğaz Hastalıkları ABD,Adana, TÜRKİYE
bBaşkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları ABD, Ankara, TÜRKİYE
Doi: 10.24179/kbbbbc.2020-75853 - Makale Dili: TR
KBB ve BBC Dergisi. 2020;28(3):309-12
Copyright © 2020 by Turkey Association of Society of Ear Nose Throat and Head Neck Surgery. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
ABSTRACT
Retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) is a rare clinical condition
that can result in death due to potential complications. In children,
retropharyngeal abscess usually develops secondary to upper respiratory
tract infection, while in adults, the pharyngeal foreign bodies are the most
common etiological factor. A 3-year-old male patient who had a history
of glass piece stuck in his throat and whose symptoms and signs worsened
despite receiving parenteral antibiotic treatment in the outer center
was admitted to our hospital with the complaint of fever, inability to feed,
restricted neck movements and difficulty breathing. After the physical
examination and radiological imaging, giant RPA extending to the mediastinum
was detected, the patient underwent surgical abscess drainage
and parenteral antibiotic treatment was started. The patient was discharged
on the 21st postoperative day with healing. RPA is a pathology
with a high risk of mortality, and the patient must be diagnosed before
causing a septic picture and the management of this condition should be
done urgently with appropriate medical and surgical intervention.
Keywords: Retrofarengeal apse; drenaj
ÖZET
Retrofarengeal apse (RFA), nadir görülen potansiyel komplikasyonları
nedeni ile ölümle sonuçlanabilecek bir klinik durumdur.
Çocuklarda RFA, genellikle üst solunum yolu enfeksiyonu (ÜSYE)na
ikincil gelişirken, yetişkinlerde farengeal yabancı cisimler en sık etiyolojik
faktördür. Yakın zamanda, boğazına cam batma öyküsü olan
ve dış merkezde parenteral antibiyotik tedavisi almasına rağmen
semptom ve bulguları kötüleşen 3 yaşındaki erkek hasta ateş, beslenememe,
boyun hareketlerinde kısıtlılık ve solunum güçlüğü şikâyetleriyle
kliniğimize getirildi. Fizik muayene ve radyolojik
görüntüleme sonucunda mediastene kadar ulaşan dev RFA saptanmasının
ardından hastaya cerrahi apse drenajı uygulandı ve parenteral
antibiyotik tedavisi başlandı. Hasta, postoperatif 21. gününde
şifayla taburcu oldu. RFA, yüksek mortalite riskine sahip bir patoloji
olup, hastada septik tabloya neden olmadan önce tanısı konulmalı ve
hastalar uygun cerrahi ve medikal yöntemlerle acilen tedavi edilmelidir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Retropharyngeal abscess; drainage
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