Cervical spondylodiscitis after removal of a fishbone. A case report.
METHODS
A case report of cervical spondylodiscitis after removal of a lodged fishbone.


OBJECTIVE
To present a rare case of cervical spondylodiscitis and to inform the readers that a lodged fishbone can give rise to this complication after its removal.


BACKGROUND
In the literature, only one mention of this complication was found.


METHODS
The literature, clinical presentation, technical examinations, and treatment are reviewed.


RESULTS
Prolonged antibiotic treatment and immobilization of the cervical spine resulted in a cure of the spondylodiscitis.


CONCLUSIONS
After removal of a lodged fishbone, a cervical spondylodiscitis is possible, but this is a very rare complication. In this patient, conservative treatment resulted in a cure of the infection. Successive magnetic resonance imaging investigations showed the extent of the destruction of the vertebral bodies and disc very well, as well as the curation of the spondylodiscitis after 5 months.
van Ooij
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands. LVA@SORT.AZM.NL
Manni
J J
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Beuls
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EA
Walenkamp
G H
GH
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents