Catalog
Retropharyngeal or parapharyngeal abscess
Link to WHO Definition
Retropharyngeal or parapharyngeal abscess – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/632678885
A retropharyngeal abscess is an abscess located in the tissues in the back of the throat behind the posterior pharyngeal wall (the retropharyngeal space). A parapharyngeal abscess is an abscess developing in the potential space in the head and the neck.