Faidas A, Ferguson J V, Nelson J E, Baddour L M
Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville 37920-6999.
Clin Infect Dis. 1994 Jun;18(6):992-4. doi: 10.1093/clinids/18.6.992.
Retropharyngeal abscess as a manifestation of nontuberculous cervical vertebral osteomyelitis in adults has been described rarely in the literature. We report a case of cervical vertebral osteomyelitis that was caused by Staphylococcus aureus and that presented as a retropharyngeal abscess in a 66-year-old man. In addition, we review related cases.
