%0 Journal Article
%T A case of retropharyngeal abscess with spondylitis causing tetraplegia
%A Takeshi Kusunoki
%A Shin Ito
%A Takashi Iizuka
%A Noritsugu Ono
%J Clinics and Practice
%D 2012
%I PAGEPress Publications
%R 10.4081/cp.2012.e52
%X We report a case of retropharyngeal abscess with spondylitis causing tetraplegia. At a previous hospital, administration of antibiotics improved the inflammation findings. However, magnetic resonace imaging showed a remaining retropharyngeal abscess. This patient showed a disturbance of consciousness under this therapy. Therefore, he was admitted to our hospital and underwent a drainage operation. At 1 day after this operation, he recovered from the disturbance of consciousness.
%K retropharyngeal abscess
%K spondylitis
%K tetraplegia
%K magnetic resonance imaging
%K drainage operation.
%U http://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/454