Osteomyelitis of the cervical spine following dental extraction

Radiology. 1980 May;135(2):335-7. doi: 10.1148/radiology.135.2.7367624.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

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