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[Neck pain in children can be caused by a retropharyngeal abscess].

Ann-Marie Malby Schoos
B�rneafdelingen, Herlev Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev, Denmark.
Bodil Damgaard
Eva Mosfeldt Jeppesen

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    1. B�rneafdelingen, Herlev Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev, Denmark.

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Ugeskrift for Laeger, 01 Aug 2012, 174(35):2000-2001Language:dan
PMID: 22929581 

Abstract 

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.

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