Cervical epidural abscess mimicking crowned dens syndrome
Nobumasa Okumura1,2, Nana Akazawa-Kai1,2, Naoya Itoh1,2
1Department of Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Nagoya City University Nagoya Aichi Japan.
Journal of General and Family Medicine
|April 28, 2025
Abstract:
An 88-year-old woman was diagnosed with crowned dens syndrome. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an abscess around the odontoid process. The patient was also found to have infective endocarditis.
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