OBJECTIVE: To report the case of a @entity1 with a retropharyngeal abscess complicated by carotid @entity397 . DESIGN: Descriptive case report. SETTING: Pediatric intensive care unit of a @entity1 's hospital. @entity1 : A 2-month old @entity1 . INTERVENTION: Surgical ligation of the right common carotid artery was performed. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Carotid artery involvement is a rare but life-threatening complication of a retropharyngeal abscess. The @entity1 developed @entity3468 , with @entity2849 formation and acute @entity397 of the right carotid artery. Surgical ligation was performed, with no accompanying @entity16 . A high index of suspicion is needed for the possibility of carotid space involvement if there is a delay in the resolution of symptoms, despite adequate treatment. CONCLUSION: If a retropharyngeal abscess extends into the carotid space or there is a slow resolution of symptoms, carotid artery involvement must be excluded.

Retropharyngeal abscess complicated by carotid XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'girl', 'Patient', 'child'] @entity16 :: ('MESH:D009422', 'Disease') :: ['neurologic sequelae'] @entity3468 :: ('MESH:D001167', 'Disease') :: ['carotid arteritis'] @entity397 :: ('MESH:D012421', 'Disease') :: ['artery rupture', 'rupture'] @entity2849 :: ('MESH:D017541', 'Disease') :: ['pseudoaneurysm']
@entity397 :: (MESH:D012421,Disease) :: ['artery rupture']
