Ryunosuke Fukushi, Izaya Ogon, Yoshinori Terashima, Hiroyuki Takashima, Tsutomu Oshigiri, Noriyuki Iesato, Mitsunori Yoshimoto, Makoto Emori, Atsushi Teramoto, Toshihiko Yamashita
A 50-year-old man presented to the clinic with severe neck pain, fever, and difficulty breathing and was subsequently admitted to the local orthopedics department with possible retropharyngeal abscess and pyogenic spondylitis. Antibiotic therapy was initiated; however, due to poor oxygenation, he was referred and transferred to our department and admitted. Magnetic resonance imaging showed signal changes at the left C1/2 lateral atlantoaxial joint, posterior pharynx, longus colli muscle, carotid space, and medial deep cervical region, predominantly on the left side...
2020: Case Reports in Orthopedics