CT NECK WITH CONTRAST:
CLINICAL HISTORY: 6 years of age, Female, right lateral neck swelling, drooling, trismus, fevers.
FINDINGS:
Soft tissues: Normal.
Major salivary glands: Normal.
Thyroid: Normal.
Lymph nodes: Enlarged reactive right greater than left lymph nodes as above.
Vessels: Patent. Lateral displacement of the right carotid space.
Bones: Normal.
Lung apices: Clear.
Visualized brain parenchyma: Normal.
IMPRESSION:
1. Large 3.0 x 1.8 x 3.1 cm right retropharyngeal nodal abscess with extracapsular extension, with associated large retropharyngeal effusion and multiple additional reactive right-sided lymph nodes and enlarged adenoidal tissue without additional abscess. Adjacent vasculature is patent.