Cervical spinal abscess: an insidious presentation and unusual pathology

Spinal abscess is a rare condition. Its presentation can often be subtle and insidious. This report describes the diagnosis and management of an 87-year-old man who presented to our orthopaedic clinic. We would like to emphasise the importance of rapid diagnosis and prompt treatment in such cases.

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Autores principales: Khoriati, A, Kitson, J, Deol, RS
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal College of Surgeons 2012
Materias:
Online Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3954355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22943315
http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/003588412X13373405384693
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spelling pubmed-39543552014-03-19 Cervical spinal abscess: an insidious presentation and unusual pathology Khoriati, A Kitson, J Deol, RS Ann R Coll Surg Engl Online Case Report Spinal abscess is a rare condition. Its presentation can often be subtle and insidious. This report describes the diagnosis and management of an 87-year-old man who presented to our orthopaedic clinic. We would like to emphasise the importance of rapid diagnosis and prompt treatment in such cases. Royal College of Surgeons 2012-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3954355/ /pubmed/22943315 http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/003588412X13373405384693 Text en Copyright © 2013 Royal College of Surgeons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Cervical spinal abscess: an insidious presentation and unusual pathology
title Cervical spinal abscess: an insidious presentation and unusual pathology
title_full Cervical spinal abscess: an insidious presentation and unusual pathology
title_fullStr Cervical spinal abscess: an insidious presentation and unusual pathology
title_full_unstemmed Cervical spinal abscess: an insidious presentation and unusual pathology
title_short Cervical spinal abscess: an insidious presentation and unusual pathology
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3954355/
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