Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Cervical Vertebrae* / diagnostic imaging
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Child
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Humans
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Male
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Osteomyelitis / diagnostic imaging
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Osteomyelitis / etiology*
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Pseudomonas Infections / diagnostic imaging
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Pseudomonas Infections / etiology
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Radiography
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Spinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Spinal Diseases / etiology
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Time Factors
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Tooth Extraction / adverse effects*