Ijaduola T G
J Natl Med Assoc. 1986 Jan;78(1):71-3.
A study of cases of retropharyngeal abscess in Nigerian children was carried out. It occurred most commonly in children under the age of 6 months and in more male children than female in a ratio of 5:3.Most children seen at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital were brought in late with the upper airway already obstructed. A diagnostic tool of soft-tissue x-ray examination of the neck is not foolproof. In fact, 22.58 percent of soft-tissue x-ray examinations of the neck in this study produced false-positive results. Factors contributing to these results are discussed.Bacteriology showed the main organisms to be Hemophilus influenzae (45.84 percent) and Streptococcus pyogenes (33.33 percent). All cases were found to be secondary to upper respiratory tract infection.
对尼日利亚儿童咽后脓肿病例进行了一项研究。该病最常见于6个月以下的儿童，男性患儿多于女性患儿，比例为5:3。在拉各斯大学教学医院就诊的大多数儿童就诊时已出现上呼吸道梗阻，病情延误。颈部软组织X线检查作为一种诊断工具并非万无一失。事实上，本研究中22.58%的颈部软组织X线检查结果为假阳性。文中讨论了导致这些结果的因素。细菌学检查显示主要病原体为流感嗜血杆菌（45.84%）和化脓性链球菌（33.33%）。所有病例均被发现继发于上呼吸道感染。
