RETROPHARYNGEAL SPACE, PREVERTEBRAL SPACE INFECTION AND EPIDURAL ABSCESS:MULTI-IMAGING-MODALITIES- DEMONSTRATION IN A DIABETIC PATIENT.
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Infection retropharyngeal space, prevertebral space, epidural space, osteomyelitisAbstract
A case of pyogenic infection in retropharyngeal and prevertebral space with epidural abscess in a diabetic adult patient was reported. The infectious process began as an acute osteomyelitis of the great toe's phalanges. Plain film, CT scan and MRI studies showed the spread extension nicely in different aspects.
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