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Case Report

A Case of Retropharyngeal Abscess with Spondylitis Causing Tetraplegia

by
Takeshi Kusunoki
*,
Shin Ito
,
Takashi Iizuka
,
Noritsugu Ono
and
Katsuhisa Ikeda
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2012, 2(2), e52; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e52
Submission received: 18 January 2012 / Revised: 10 April 2012 / Accepted: 13 April 2012 / Published: 30 April 2012

Abstract

We report a case of retropharyngeal abscess with spondylitis causing tetraplegia. At a previous hospital, administration of antibiotics improved the inflammation findings. However, magnetic resonace imaging showed a remaining retropharyngeal abscess. This patient showed a disturbance of consciousness under this therapy. Therefore, he was admitted to our hospital and underwent a drainage operation. At 1 day after this operation, he recovered from the disturbance of consciousness.
Keywords: retropharyngeal abscess; spondylitis; tetraplegia; magnetic resonance imaging; drainage operation retropharyngeal abscess; spondylitis; tetraplegia; magnetic resonance imaging; drainage operation

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Kusunoki, T.; Ito, S.; Iizuka, T.; Ono, N.; Ikeda, K. A Case of Retropharyngeal Abscess with Spondylitis Causing Tetraplegia. Clin. Pract. 2012, 2, e52. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e52

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Kusunoki T, Ito S, Iizuka T, Ono N, Ikeda K. A Case of Retropharyngeal Abscess with Spondylitis Causing Tetraplegia. Clinics and Practice. 2012; 2(2):e52. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e52

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Kusunoki, Takeshi, Shin Ito, Takashi Iizuka, Noritsugu Ono, and Katsuhisa Ikeda. 2012. "A Case of Retropharyngeal Abscess with Spondylitis Causing Tetraplegia" Clinics and Practice 2, no. 2: e52. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e52

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Kusunoki, T., Ito, S., Iizuka, T., Ono, N., & Ikeda, K. (2012). A Case of Retropharyngeal Abscess with Spondylitis Causing Tetraplegia. Clinics and Practice, 2(2), e52. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e52

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