Treatment4.analgesicslikeparacetamolis giventoreliefofpainand lowerthetemperature.Sometimes strongeranalgesicslikepethidinemayberequired.Aspirinisavoidedbecause ofthe danger of bleeding 5. oral hygiene should be maintained byhydrogendioxideof salinemouthwashed
Treatment 4. analgesics like paracetamol is given to relief of pain and lower the temperature. Sometimes stronger analgesics like pethidine may be required. Aspirin is avoided because of the danger of bleeding 5. oral hygiene should be maintained by hydrogen dioxide of saline mouth washed
Retropharyngeal abscess-Applied anatomyRetropharyngeal space. It lies behind thepharynx between the buccopharygeal fasciacovering pharyngeal constrictor muscles andprevertebralfascia.It extendsfromthebase skull tothebifurcation ofthetracheaThespace is divided into two lateralcompartments byafibrousraphe
Retropharyngeal abscessApplied anatomy Retropharyngeal space. It lies behind the pharynx between the buccopharygeal fascia covering pharyngeal constrictor muscles and prevertebral fascia. It extends from the base skull to the bifurcation of the trachea The space is divided into two lateral compartments by a fibrous raphe
Prevertebralspace.Itliesbetweenthevertebralbodies posteriorlyandtheprevertebralfasciaanteriorlyItextendsfromthebasetotheskullofcoccyX
Prevertebral space. It lies between the vertebral bodies posteriorly and the prevertebral fascia anteriorly It extends from the base to the skull of coccyx
Retropharyngeal abscess-aetiologyacutepurulentlymphadenitistrauma /foreign bodysecondarychronictuberculosis->coldabscess
Retropharyngeal abscessaetiology acute purulent lymphadenitis trauma / foreign body secondary chronic tuberculosis→cold abscess
Clinical features-acute abscessdysphagia and difficulty in breathing1are prominentsymptoms as theabscessobstructstheairandfoodpassages2. stridor and croupy cough may bepresent
Clinical features—acute abscess 1. dysphagia and difficulty in breathing are prominent symptoms as the abscess obstructs the air and food passages 2. stridor and croupy cough may be present