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We present a 4-month-old infant with a parapharyngeal abscess. Ultrasonic examinations defined and localised the nature of this uncommon lesion.
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Keren, G., Lison, M., Graif, M. et al. Ultrasound diagnosis of parapharyngeal abscesses in a young infant. Eur J Pediatr 139, 206–207 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01377360
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