Cervical ankylosis following Grisel's syndrome in a 14-year-old boy with infectious mononucleosis.
Non-traumatic atlanto-axial subluxation (Grisel's syndrome) is an uncommon complication of neck space infection or otolaryngologic procedures. It most frequently affects children, although it may occur in adults. We present a 14-year-old boy with Grisel's syndrome as a complication of infectious mononucleosis proceeding to cervical ankylosis.
Haidar
Salwa
S
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada.
Drake
James
J
Armstrong
Derek
D
D000293:Adolescent; D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014103:Torticollis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000821:virology