An accumulation of purulent material in the space between the PHARYNX and the CERVICAL VERTEBRAE. This usually results from SUPPURATION of retropharyngeal LYMPH NODES in patients with UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS, perforation of the pharynx, or head and neck injuries.

Annotation

coordinate IM with infection term (IM) but not BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (since most abscesses are bacterial)

DUI

D017703 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0026767

Previous indexing

Abscess (1977-1992); Pharyngeal Diseases (1977-1992); Pharyngitis (1979-1990); Pharynx (1984-1992)

History note

94

Public note

94