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Tubercular retropharyngeal abscess in early childhood

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We present two cases of Pott’s lower cervical spine with retro-pharyngeal abscess presenting at an unusually young age. These children presented with a life threatening respiratory distress; one of them had neurological deficit in the form of paraparesis. External drainage of abscess without anterior cervical fusion was adequate as a surgical measure for their prompt recovery while these cases were on conventional anti-tubercular therapy.

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  1. Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India

    N. N. Mathur (Associate Professor) & A. S. Bais

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Mathur, N.N., Bais, A.S. Tubercular retropharyngeal abscess in early childhood. Indian J Pediatr 64, 898–901 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02725522

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