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Retropharyngeal abscess and mediastinitis as an uncommon complication of varicella infection.

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Jan 23;132:109904

Authors: Menéndez Del Castro M, Coca-Pelaz A, Menéndez S, Vivanco-Allende A, Pedregal-Mallo D, García-Cabo P, Fernández-Vañes L, Llorente JL

Abstract

Varicella infection is one of the most common and contagious infection in children and could course with severe complications. We report the case of a 4-year-old patient derived to our hospital for suspicion of suppurative complication in the context of a varicella infection. A computerized tomographic scanning was performed, showing a large retropharyngeal abscess with mediastinitis. Complications of varicella are up to 2% of patients, but this is the first report of a retropharyngeal and mediastinal abscess in this context. In the face of clinical suspicion, early intervention is important through imaging, intravenous antibiotics and surgical drainage in necessary cases.

PMID: 32018164 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]