Abstract
Retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) is a rare, potentially fatal condition found more frequently in young children usually who were having a history of Upper respiratory infection. RPA is an acute suppurative infection of the retropharyngeal space. In view of scarce literature availability and atypical presentation in infants, it poses a definitive diagnostic dilemma to the clinicians. Here, we are reporting a three-month-old male infant presented with feeding difficulty, obstructive sleep apnea and intermittent inspiratory stridor. Child was managed in a pediatric ICU with a multidisciplinary approach which involved pediatrician, otorhinolaryngologist pediatric anesthesiologist, microbiologist, and radiologist. With the recent advances, early radio imaging have a vital role in diagnosing the condition and also helps in planning of surgery. Prompt diagnosis and surgical management with appropriate antimicrobial therapy for this condition is imperative to prevent complications such as airway obstruction and mediastinitis. Timely surgical intervention, preferably intraoral transpharyngeal approach, to drain the abscess is recommended.
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