Greene J S, Asher I M
Ann Emerg Med. 1984 Aug;13(8):615-9. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(84)80289-9.
Four cases of retropharyngeal abscess are presented. All patients were older than the usual age group and all complained of pain in the back of the neck or shoulder precipitated or aggravated by swallowing. All recovered. The clinical features of retropharyngeal abscess are discussed, and the possible importance of this previously undescribed symptom in distinguishing retropharyngeal abscess from other less serious disease entities is proposed.
本文报告了4例咽后脓肿病例。所有患者年龄均高于该疾病的常见发病年龄组，均主诉吞咽时诱发或加重的颈后部或肩部疼痛。所有患者均已康复。文中讨论了咽后脓肿的临床特征，并提出了这一此前未被描述的症状在区分咽后脓肿与其他不太严重的疾病实体方面可能具有的重要性。
