[Purulent osteomyelitis with epidural abcess in an adult over a decade after cervical spine injury].
Cervical osteomyelitis and epidural abscess are rare and potentially fatal conditions with severe neurological manifestations. Changes on plain radiography and computed tomography are non-specific, while contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging shows high sensitivity and specificity in establishing early diagnosis.
Potocki
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Clinical Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Centre, Medical School, Zagreb.
Prutki
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M
Sentic
M
M
Vukic
M
M
Kralik
M
M
Stern Padovan
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D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology