retropharyngeal abscess

Preferred Label : retropharyngeal abscess;

MeSH definition : An accumulation of purulent material in the space between the PHARYNX and the CERVICAL VERTEBRAE. This usually results from SUPPURATION of retropharyngeal LYMPH NODES in patients with UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS, perforation of the pharynx, or head and neck injuries.;

MeSH synonym : abscess, retropharyngeal; abscesses, retropharyngeal; retropharyngeal abscesses;

MeSH annotation : coordinate IM with infection term (IM) but not BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (since most abscesses are bacterial);

Details

Origin ID

D017703;

UMLS CUI

C0155843;

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- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemically induced [MeSH Qualifier]
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- congenital [MeSH Qualifier]
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- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
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- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Retro-pharyngeal abscess [MedDRA LLT]
- Retro-pharyngeal abscess NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- Retropharyngeal Abscess [NCIt concept]
- Retropharyngeal abscess [ICD-9 code]
- Retropharyngeal abscess [ICD-11 More detail]
- Retropharyngeal abscess [MedDRA LLT]
- Retropharyngeal abscess (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- retropharyngeal abscess [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- retropharyngeal abscess [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Retro-pharyngeal abscess [MedDRA LLT]
- Retro-pharyngeal abscess NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- Retropharyngeal Abscess [NCIt concept]
- Retropharyngeal abscess [ICD-9 code]
- Retropharyngeal abscess [MedDRA LLT]
- Retropharyngeal abscess (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- retropharyngeal abscess [SNOMED Notion]

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