Idiopathic cervical osteomyelitis presenting as dysphagia

We discuss a case of idiopathic cervical epidural abscess, complicated by osteomyelitis, presenting with dysphagia as the main complaint. No predisposing factors were identified and blood cultures were negative. Case was treated conservatively by long course of IV antibiotics. We present a review of...

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Autores principales: Ghaly, G, Espeso, A, Fish, B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2010
Materias:
Head & Neck Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649090/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24946176
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2010.3.6
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description We discuss a case of idiopathic cervical epidural abscess, complicated by osteomyelitis, presenting with dysphagia as the main complaint. No predisposing factors were identified and blood cultures were negative. Case was treated conservatively by long course of IV antibiotics. We present a review of presentation of spinal epidural abscesses and indications for surgical intervention.
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spelling pubmed-36490902013-05-14 Idiopathic cervical osteomyelitis presenting as dysphagia Ghaly, G Espeso, A Fish, B J Surg Case Rep Head & Neck Surgery We discuss a case of idiopathic cervical epidural abscess, complicated by osteomyelitis, presenting with dysphagia as the main complaint. No predisposing factors were identified and blood cultures were negative. Case was treated conservatively by long course of IV antibiotics. We present a review of presentation of spinal epidural abscesses and indications for surgical intervention. JSCR Publishing Ltd 2010-05-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3649090/ /pubmed/24946176 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2010.3.6 Text en © JSCR
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Idiopathic cervical osteomyelitis presenting as dysphagia
title Idiopathic cervical osteomyelitis presenting as dysphagia
title_full Idiopathic cervical osteomyelitis presenting as dysphagia
title_fullStr Idiopathic cervical osteomyelitis presenting as dysphagia
title_full_unstemmed Idiopathic cervical osteomyelitis presenting as dysphagia
title_short Idiopathic cervical osteomyelitis presenting as dysphagia
title_sort idiopathic cervical osteomyelitis presenting as dysphagia
topic Head & Neck Surgery
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649090/
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