Concept information
Preferred term
Retropharyngeal Abscess
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Abscess, Retropharyngeal
Note
- coordinate IM with infection term (IM) but not BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (since most abscesses are bacterial)
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.
History note
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In other languages
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Finnish
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abscessus parapharyngealis
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abscessus peripharyngealis
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abscessus retropharyngealis
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abscessus retropharyngealis seu parapharyngealis
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nielun takaseinän märkäpesäke
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nieluntakainen ajos
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nieluntakainen märkäpesäke
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nieluntakainen paise
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nieluntakainen tai nielunviereinen paise tai märkäpesäke
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nielunympäryspaise
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parafaryngeaaliabsessi
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parafaryngeaaliabskessi
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parafaryngeaalinen absessi
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parafaryngeaalinen abskessi
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parafaryngeaalinen paise
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parafaryngeaalipaise
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perifaryngeaaliabsessi
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perifaryngeal abscess
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retrofaryngeaaliabsessi
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retrofaryngeaalinen abskessi
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retrofaryngeal eller parafaryngeal abscess
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retrofaryngeal och parafaryngeal abscess
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017703
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