[Involvement of the cervical vertebrae in inflammatory ENT diseases].
Nonspecific and specific inflammatory disorders of the cervical vertebrae can be caused by diseases of the ear, nose and throat. In 16% of the patients with a dislocation of the atlanto-axial joint the aetiological factors pertain to the field of ENT. In 60% of these patients the disease is caused by an infection of the upper respiratory tract.
D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000175:diagnosis
HWS-Beteiligung bei entzündlichen HNO-Erkrankungen.