International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 9 , Pages 1016-1020, September 2010

Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscess in children—Epidemiology, clinical features and treatment

  • Galia Grisaru-Soen

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Head of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Service, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman Street, Tel Aviv 64239, Israel. Tel.: +972 3 6974271; fax: +972 3 6974533.
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  • Orna Komisar

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Department, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Orna Aizenstein

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Michalle Soudack

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Pediatric Imaging Unit, Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • David Schwartz

      Affiliations

    • Microbiology Laboratory, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Gideon Paret

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

Received 15 February 2010; received in revised form 23 May 2010; accepted 25 May 2010.

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PII: S0165-5876(10)00261-2

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.05.030

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 9 , Pages 1016-1020, September 2010