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KMID : 0361420120360060861
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Journal of Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2012 Volume.36 No. 6 p.861 ~ p.865
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Dysphagia due to Retropharyngeal Abscess that Incidentally Detected in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patient
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Lee Jung-Hwan
Park Jin-Woo
Kwon Bum-Sun
Ryu Ki-Hyung
Lee Ho-Jun
Park Young-Geun
Chang Ji-Hea
Sim Kyoung-Bo
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Abstract
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Cerebral hemorrhage is one of the most common causes of dysphagia. In many cases, dysphagia gets better once the acute phase has passed. Structural lesions such as thyromegaly, cervical hyperostosis, congenital web, Zenker’s diverticulum, neoplasm, radiation fibrosis, and retropharyngeal abscess must be considered as other causes of dysphagia as well. Retropharyngeal abscess seldom occur in adults and if it does so, a search for a prior dental procedure, trauma, head and neck infection is needed. The symptoms may include neck pain, dysphagia, sore throat, and in rare cases, dyspnea accompanied by stridor. We present a case and discuss a patient who had dysphagia and neck pain after a cerebral hemorrhage. Testing revealed a retropharyngeal abscess. The symptoms were successfully treated after the administration of antibiotics.
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KEYWORD
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Retropharyngeal abscess, Dysphagia, Neck pain
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