Objectives: To describe presentations, management and outcomes of retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal infections in children presenting to a tertiary care pediatric emergency department.
Methods: A retrospective chart review of children with deep neck infections such as retropharyngeal or parapharyngeal infection from January 2008 to December 2018 was conducted at a pediatric hospital.
Results: There were 176 retropharyngeal, 18 parapharyngeal and 6 with both retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal infections treated during the 10-year study period.