Al Soub H
Department of Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Tuber Lung Dis. 1996 Dec;77(6):563-5. doi: 10.1016/s0962-8479(96)90057-x.
A rare case of retropharyngeal abscess in association with tuberculosis of the upper cervical spine is presented. The disease was associated with tuberculosis of the sternum. The onset was insidious. Fever, neck pain, dysphagia and hoarseness of voice were the presenting features. Conservative treatment with anti-tuberculosis drugs resulted in good outcome. The case is discussed and pertinent literature is reviewed.
本文报告一例罕见的咽后脓肿合并上颈椎结核病例。该疾病还与胸骨结核相关。起病隐匿。发热、颈部疼痛、吞咽困难和声音嘶哑为主要表现。抗结核药物保守治疗效果良好。对该病例进行了讨论并回顾了相关文献。
