• Pediatric emergency care · Dec 2009

    Case Reports

    Discitis and epidural abscess after dental extraction in a pediatric patient: a case report.

    • John M Henton and Hossam S Dabis.
    • Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals, Surrey, England. jmdh23@yahoo.com
    • Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Dec 1; 25 (12): 862-4.

    AbstractNeck pain is a relatively common pediatric complaint. Most is of benign etiology. We present an unusual case of epidural abscess with associated discitis in the cervical spine of a 12-year-old after a dental extraction. This potentially dangerous complication was diagnosed before neurological complications developed and was successfully treated with antibiotics alone, preventing the need for surgery. An extensive search of the literature has revealed only 5 cases of epidural abscess secondary to dental sepsis, and to the author's knowledge, this is the first reported case in the pediatric population. We present the case and a brief review of the literature on this subject.

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