Osteomyelitis of the cervical spine following dental extraction.
Osteomyelitis of the cervical spine developed in two children following dental extraction. A significant delay in diagnosis and treatment in both cases may have contributed to subsequent permanent spinal deformities. The possibility of cervical osteomyelitis must be considered in a child when severe neck pain develops following dental extraction.
D000293:Adolescent; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*