Retropharyngeal Abscess Presenting as Benign Neck Pain

Fogeltanz, Kay A.; Pursel, Kevin J.

doi:10.1016/j.jmpt.2005.12.013

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“…This search identified nine cases (Table 1) [4,6,7,[15][16][17][18]. Including the current case, there were 10 patients, with a mean age of 55±12, a symptom duration of 7±15 weeks, and 90% of patients were male.…”

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Spondylodiscitis Presenting to a Chiropractor: A Case Report and Literature Review

Chu¹,

Trager²,

Goh³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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An 80-year-old man under combination therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis presented to a chiropractor with a one-month history of worsening chronic low back pain, yet denied having any respiratory symptoms, weight loss, or night sweats. Two weeks prior, he saw an orthopedist who ordered lumbar radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), showing degenerative changes and subtle findings of spondylodiscitis, but was treated conservatively with a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. The patient was afebrile, yet considering his older age and worsening symptoms, the chiropractor ordered a repeat MRI with contrast, which revealed more advanced findings of spondylodiscitis, psoas abscesses, and epidural phlegmon, and referred the patient to the emergency department. A biopsy and culture confirmed Staphylococcus aureus infection and were negative for Mycobacterium tuberculosis . The patient was admitted and treated with intravenous antibiotics. We conducted a literature review revealing nine previously published cases of patients with spinal infection presenting to a chiropractor, who were typically afebrile men with severe low back pain. Chiropractors rarely encounter patients with undiagnosed spinal infections and should manage those suspected of infection with urgency via advanced imaging and/or referral.

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Spondylodiscitis Presenting to a Chiropractor: A Case Report and Literature Review

Chu¹,

Trager²,

Goh³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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“…chicken bone, fishbone, and oral prosthesis), pharyngeal or esophageal trauma, and surgical operations are prominent. [2] Individuals with diabetes mellitus or suppressed immunity are at risk for these infections. [3] The most significant symptoms include neck pain, dysphagia, and respiratory distress.…”

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“…Retropharyngeal space infections can cause airway obstruction, mediastinitis, sepsis, pleural empyema, or, in rare cases, central nervous system infections (such as meningitis, epidural abscess, and brain abscess). [2,4] We report the case of an adult with a foreign body lodged in his retropharyngeal space that led to meningitis due to delayed diagnosis.…”

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