The Korean Journal of Pain

The Korean Pain Society (대한통증학회)
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Headache in the Retropharyngeal Abscess -A case report-

후인후부 농양에 의한 두통 -증례 보고-

  • Lee, Young-Bok (Department of Anesthesiology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) ;
  • Yoon, Kyung-Bong (Department of Anesthesiology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) ;
  • Yoon, Kyoung-Seop (Department of Anesthesiology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine)
  • 이영복 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 윤경봉 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 윤경섭 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 마취과학교실)
  • Published : 1996.06.01
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Abstract

Headache is one of the most frequent discomforts in human. Its significance is often abstruse, as it may signal serious disease or represent only tension, fatigue, or a migrainous disorder. The International Headache Society(HIS) has developed a new classification and definition system of headache. Retropharyngeal tendinitis is an accepted cause of headache in the list of HIS classification. We experienced an reported a case of retropharyngeal abscess with severe occipital headache.

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