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Isolated pyogenic osteomyelitis of the odontoid process
1Department of Neurosurgery, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|November 27, 1999
Abstract:
A case of isolated pyogenic osteomyelitis of the odontoid process is reported. Diagnosis was made using magnetic resonance imaging. Aggressive treatment, including transoral drainage of the abscess, antibiotics and cervical immobilization, resulted in a successful outcome. A review of the world's literature revealed only 15 previous reports of this rare entity.