Mediastinal and Retropharyngeal Abscesses in a Neonate

• Main Authors: Chien-Han Chen (Author), Chao-Jan Wang (Author), Reyin Lien (Author), Yi-Hung Chou (Author), Chien-Chih Chang (Author), Ming-Chou Chiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mediastinal abscess following retropharyngeal abscess is a rare entity. We report the first neonate presenting with a large mediastinal abscess as a complication of a retropharyngeal abscess. The initial manifestations of this newborn were fever and stridor. The chest sonography revealed a mediastin...