Chronic Retropharyngeal Abscess Secondary to Vertebral Osteomyelitis Masquerading Recurrent Meningitis
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 9
Abstract
Retropharyngeal abscess is less frequently seen now as compared to few years ago , yet we have come across this case of a retropharyngeal abscess.All the clinical features suggested a child with meningitis but later on after investigating throughly he was found out to be having a retropharyngeal abcess. Hence, this attempt to report and record a case of retropharyngeal abscess secondary to vertebral osteomyelitis. Keywords: Retropharyngeal abscess, Vertebral osteomyelitis, Recurrent meningtis, Lumbar puncture, MRI
Authors and Affiliations
D. Shilpa Reddy, U. Narayan Reddy, J. Narsing Rao, G Raghavendra Prasad
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