[Retropharyngeal inflammation presenting as meningitis: an important differential diagnosis in clinical neurology]

Title:: [Retropharyngeal inflammation presenting as meningitis: an important differential diagnosis in clinical neurology]
Document type:: Case Reports; English Abstract; Journal Article
Author(s):: Kielhorn, J; Liebig, T; Berlit, P
Abstract:: We report three patients who presented with occipital headache, neck pain, meningism, fever, and inflammatory findings in laboratory tests. Lumbar puncture for suspected meningitis revealed normal CSF findings in all patients. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated inflammation of the deep neck space, leading to the final diagnosis of retropharyngeal abscess.
Journal title abbreviation:: Nervenarzt
Year:: 2006
Journal volume:: 77
Journal issue:: 6
Pages contribution:: 702-3, 705
Language:: de
Fulltext / DOI:: doi:10.1007/s00115-006-2078-y
Pubmed ID:: http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16575601
Print-ISSN:: 0028-2804
TUM Institution:: Fachgebiet Neuroradiologie (Prof. Zimmer)
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