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Retropharyngeal abscess – an unusual complication of anorexia nervosa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Thomas G. Delap ,
William E. Grant ,
Robert Dick  and
Robert E. Quiney
Thomas G. Delap*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology and Radiology, The Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London, UK.
William E. Grant
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology and Radiology, The Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London, UK.
Robert Dick
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology and Radiology, The Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London, UK.
Robert E. Quiney
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology and Radiology, The Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Thomas G. Delap, F.R.C.S., Registrar in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG.
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Abstract

An unusual case of an adult female with anorexia nervosa, who developed a retropharyngeal abscess, is presented. This case is reported both because of the paucity of reports on retropharyngeal abscess and because of the dramatic unusual aetiology.

Keywords

Anorexia nervosaAbscess, retropharyngeal
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 5 , May 1996 , pp. 483 - 484
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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