Smerter i nakken hos børn kan skyldes retrofaryngeal absces

TY - JOUR

T1 - Smerter i nakken hos børn kan skyldes retrofaryngeal absces

AU - Schoos, Ann-Marie Malby

AU - Damgaard, Bodil

AU - Jeppesen, Eva Mosfeldt

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

M3 - Tidsskriftartikel

SN - 0041-5782

VL - 174

SP - 2000

EP - 2001

JO - Ugeskrift for Laeger

JF - Ugeskrift for Laeger

IS - 35

ER -