ICD-11 classes
12 Diseases of the respiratory system
Upper respiratory tract disorders
CA0K — Abscess of upper respiratory tract
CA0K.0 — Retropharyngeal or parapharyngeal abscess
ICD-11 CA0K.0 — Retropharyngeal or parapharyngeal abscess
A retropharyngeal abscess is an abscess located in the tissues in the back of the throat behind the posterior pharyngeal wall (the retropharyngeal space). A parapharyngeal abscess is an abscess developing in the potential space in the head and the neck.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 1 item.
- Peritonsillar abscess (CA0K.1)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.