title: Destruction of the odontoid process due to atlanto-axial pyogenic spondylitis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001269:Atlanto-Occipital Joint; D001368:Axis, Cervical Vertebra / Q000473:pathology; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000209:etiology*; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000473:pathology; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing; D014054:Tomography