[Childhood laterocervical abscess fistulized in the pharynx: a case study]. / Abcès latérocervical de l'enfant fistulisé dans le pharynx: à propos d'un cas.

Cervical adenophlegmon is frequently encountered in children. We report on a case of an exceptional direct communication between a retropharyngeal abscess and a cervical adenophlegmon, observed in a 25-month-old child. Treatment comprised double antibiotic therapy and retropharyngeal drainage, which led to the subsidence of the laterocervical abscess. The progression was uncomplicated.