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Retropharyngeal abscess and mediastinitis as an uncommon complication of varicella infection.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
May 2020
Department of Otolaryngology. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturia, IUOPA, Oviedo, Spain.
Varicella infection is one of the most common and contagious infection in children and could course with severe complications. We report the case of a 4-year-old patient derived to our hospital for suspicion of suppurative complication in the context of a varicella infection. A computerized tomographic scanning was performed, showing a large retropharyngeal abscess with mediastinitis.
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