Smerter i nakken hos børn kan skyldes retrofaryngeal absces

Ann-Marie Malby Schoos, Bodil Damgaard, Eva Mosfeldt Jeppesen

Abstract

A six-year-old boy presented with fever, neck pain, and ear pain. Within days, the motility of his neck limited, his temperature rose, and blood samples showed signs of infection. On suspicion of cervical spondylodiscitis, a bone scintigraphy was performed, but gave negative results. A magnetic resonance imaging of the neck area showed results, which led to the diagnosis of a retropharyngeal abscess. This case is a reminder that retropharyngeal abscess poses a diagnostic challenge for the physician, and that the prognosis is potentially serious.
Bidragets oversatte titelNeck pain in children can be caused by a retropharyngeal abscess
OriginalsprogDansk
TidsskriftUgeskrift for Laeger
Vol/bind174
Udgave nummer35
Sider (fra-til)2000-1
Antal sider2
ISSN0041-5782
StatusUdgivet - 2012

Emneord

  • Child
  • Contrast Media
  • Drainage
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neck Pain
  • Retropharyngeal Abscess

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