Ide C, Bodart E, Remacle M, De Coene B, Nisolle J F, Trigaux J P
Department of Radiology, Cliniques Universitaires UCL de Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1998 Mar;19(3):499-501.
We report early carotid involvement by retropharyngeal abscess in a 4-year-old boy. MR imaging showed enhancement of the wall and narrowing of the lumen of the internal carotid artery, which were thought to reflect spasm and/or arteritis. Prompt treatment may have prevented hemorrhagic and neurologic complications.