Upper Cervical Spine Infection. Complication of Hypopharyngeal Injury
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Upper Cervical Spine Infection. Complication of Hypopharyngeal Injury
Background: We describe a rare case of Candida albicans retropharyngeal infection with upper cervical spondylodiscitis associated with epidural abscess triggered by ingestion of a chicken bone. Case Description: A 63-year-old woman presented with posterior neck and bilateral shoulders pain three weeks after choking on a 2-centimeter chicken bone. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed spondy...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2168-5452,2168-5460
DOI: 10.4236/ijohns.2016.52016