Strep throat x ray

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S [2]

overview

A lateral neck x-ray may be used to diagnose complications of strep throat infection such as retropharyngeal abscess. It shows widening of prevertebral space.^[1]^[2]

X ray

A lateral neck x-ray may be used to diagnose complications of strep throat infection such as retropharyngeal abscess. It shows widening of prevertebral space.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Coulthard M, Isaacs D (1991). “Retropharyngeal abscess”. Arch Dis Child. 66 (10): 1227–30. PMC 1793510. PMID 1953008.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Goldenberg D, Golz A, Joachims HZ (1997). “Retropharyngeal abscess: a clinical review”. J Laryngol Otol. 111 (6): 546–50. PMID 9231089.

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[pmid1953008-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Coulthard M, Isaacs D (1991). “Retropharyngeal abscess”. Arch Dis Child. 66 (10): 1227–30. PMC 1793510. PMID 1953008.

[pmid9231089-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Goldenberg D, Golz A, Joachims HZ (1997). “Retropharyngeal abscess: a clinical review”. J Laryngol Otol. 111 (6): 546–50. PMID 9231089.

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