Juvenile cervical intervertebral disc calcification presenting as an embedded retropharyngeal foreign body

Autor:	Patrick Barth, Natalie Vercillo
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Neck pain medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Esophageal foreign body medicine.disease Malaise Surgery Phlegmon Otorhinolaryngology Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Juvenile Foreign body medicine.symptom business Cervical intervertebral disc Calcification
Zdroj:	International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra. 9:79-81
ISSN:	1871-4048
DOI:	10.1016/j.pedex.2014.02.003
Popis:	Juvenile intervertebral disc calcification (JIDC) of the cervical spine is an uncommon, self-limited condition. Though usually asymptomatic, JIDC can cause fevers, malaise, neck pain, and stiffness, raising concern for more common and dangerous pediatric diagnoses including retropharyngeal infection or esophageal foreign body. Prompt identification of JIDC is critical to avoid inappropriate surgical intervention. We present a case of a six-year-old male with a retropharyngeal phlegmon and cervical spine calcification raising suspicion for an embedded retropharyngeal foreign body. A literature review of pediatric retropharyngeal foreign bodies and JIDC is discussed to promote recognition of each of these rare and distinct conditions.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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