title: Cervical vertebral osteomyelitis presenting as a retropharyngeal abscess.
abstract: Retropharyngeal abscess as a manifestation of nontuberculous cervical vertebral osteomyelitis in adults has been described rarely in the literature. We report a case of cervical vertebral osteomyelitis that was caused by Staphylococcus aureus and that presented as a retropharyngeal abscess in a 66-year-old man. In addition, we review related cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville 37920-6999.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Faidas
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Baddour
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017703:Retropharyngeal Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed