Large Retropharyngeal Abscess Associated with Cervical Spine Tuberculosis
The authors report a case of a 25-year-old man who presented with the history of neck pain and weakness of the right hand of 6-month duration. He had history of fever with evening rise in temperature, loss of weight, and cough. Radiologic investigations of the cervical spine showed collapse of the C...
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| author | Amit Agrawal Vissa Santhi Gali Prakash Vignan Kumar Yashwanth Sandeep |
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| description | The authors report a case of a 25-year-old man who presented with the history of neck pain and weakness of the right hand of 6-month duration. He had history of fever with evening rise in temperature, loss of weight, and cough. Radiologic investigations of the cervical spine showed collapse of the C5 vertebral body and partial destruction of the C4 and C6 vertebral bodies with kyphotic deformity and a large retropharyngeal hyperintense collection. The patient underwent drainage of the abscess, and the histopathology was suggestive of tuberculosis. He was started on antitubercular treatment and doing well at follow-up. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a5f25aec6f6848428a335c619aa4b2f22025-08-20T02:20:48ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Neurosurgery2277-954X2277-91672018-03-01070103603810.1055/s-0038-1649556Large Retropharyngeal Abscess Associated with Cervical Spine TuberculosisAmit Agrawal0Vissa Santhi1Gali Prakash Vignan Kumar2Yashwanth Sandeep3Department of Neurosurgery, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh (India)Department of Pathology, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh (India)Department of Pulmonology, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh (India)Department of Neurosurgery, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh (India)The authors report a case of a 25-year-old man who presented with the history of neck pain and weakness of the right hand of 6-month duration. He had history of fever with evening rise in temperature, loss of weight, and cough. Radiologic investigations of the cervical spine showed collapse of the C5 vertebral body and partial destruction of the C4 and C6 vertebral bodies with kyphotic deformity and a large retropharyngeal hyperintense collection. The patient underwent drainage of the abscess, and the histopathology was suggestive of tuberculosis. He was started on antitubercular treatment and doing well at follow-up.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1649556abscesstuberculosisretropharyngeal abscessespott's spine |
| spellingShingle | Amit Agrawal Vissa Santhi Gali Prakash Vignan Kumar Yashwanth Sandeep Large Retropharyngeal Abscess Associated with Cervical Spine Tuberculosis Indian Journal of Neurosurgery abscess tuberculosis retropharyngeal abscesses pott's spine |
| title | Large Retropharyngeal Abscess Associated with Cervical Spine Tuberculosis |
| title_full | Large Retropharyngeal Abscess Associated with Cervical Spine Tuberculosis |
| title_fullStr | Large Retropharyngeal Abscess Associated with Cervical Spine Tuberculosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Large Retropharyngeal Abscess Associated with Cervical Spine Tuberculosis |
| title_short | Large Retropharyngeal Abscess Associated with Cervical Spine Tuberculosis |
| title_sort | large retropharyngeal abscess associated with cervical spine tuberculosis |
| topic | abscess tuberculosis retropharyngeal abscesses pott's spine |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1649556 |
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