Epidural and brain abscess following Pearl Spot fish bone injury.
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A 52-year-old woman developed headache, throat foreign body sensation, neck pain, and fever of 3 days duration 3 months after choking on a Pearl Spot fish bone (FB). CSF contained 2,200 cells, neutrophils (90%) with normal sugar and protein. Brain MRI showed possible occipital cerebritis (figure). CT neck revealed a retropharyngeal foreign body, abscess and emphysema, and a pharyngeal fistula. Spine MRI demFigure CT/MRI composite
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neurology
دوره 79 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012