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Prevertebral Abscess

MedGen UID:
925906
•Concept ID:
C4288374
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

An abscess that develops in the tissues within the prevertebral fascia. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPrevertebral Abscess

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Surgical Treatment of Brucellar Cervical Epidural Abscess.
Li-Di L, Song Z, Yang L, Zhen-Shan L, Yuan-Zhe J, Shao-Kun Z
World Neurosurg 2024 Mar;183:e838-e845. Epub 2024 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.01.040. PMID: 38218437
Update on treatment options for spinal brucellosis.
Ulu-Kilic A, Karakas A, Erdem H, Turker T, Inal AS, Ak O, Turan H, Kazak E, Inan A, Duygu F, Demiraslan H, Kader C, Sener A, Dayan S, Deveci O, Tekin R, Saltoglu N, Aydın M, Horasan ES, Gul HC, Ceylan B, Kadanalı A, Karabay O, Karagoz G, Kayabas U, Turhan V, Engin D, Gulsun S, Elaldı N, Alabay S
Clin Microbiol Infect 2014 Feb;20(2):O75-82. Epub 2013 Oct 1 doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12351. PMID: 24118178
Multisegmental cervical spondylosis: treatment by spondylectomy, microsurgical decompression, and osteosynthesis.
Seifert V, Stolke D
Neurosurgery 1991 Oct;29(4):498-503. PMID: 1944828

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Surgical Treatment of Brucellar Cervical Epidural Abscess.
Li-Di L, Song Z, Yang L, Zhen-Shan L, Yuan-Zhe J, Shao-Kun Z
World Neurosurg 2024 Mar;183:e838-e845. Epub 2024 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.01.040. PMID: 38218437
Fluoroscopy guided transpedicular abscess infusion and drainage in thoracic-lumbar spondylitis with prevertebral abscess.
Wang Y, Chen C, Peng L, Wang P
Int Orthop 2023 Sep;47(9):2295-2300. Epub 2023 Jun 19 doi: 10.1007/s00264-023-05866-y. PMID: 37335315
Head and neck space infections.
Larawin V, Naipao J, Dubey SP
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2006 Dec;135(6):889-93. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.07.007. PMID: 17141079
Tuberculosis of the cervical spine.
Lukhele M
S Afr Med J 1996 May;86(5):553-6. PMID: 8711557
Complications of cervical discography: analysis of 4400 diagnostic disc injections.
Zeidman SM, Thompson K, Ducker TB
Neurosurgery 1995 Sep;37(3):414-7. doi: 10.1227/00006123-199509000-00007. PMID: 7501104

Diagnosis

Not Your Typical Sore Throat-A Case Report on Delayed Complications From Cervical Spinal Surgery.
Ivanauskas E, Jones KA
Ann Emerg Med 2024 Jan;83(1):68-71. Epub 2023 Sep 6 doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.08.005. PMID: 37676180
Late Retropharyngeal and Parapharyngeal Abscess in Patients with a History of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.
Bivona L, Williamson A, Emery SE, Stokes WA
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2023 Mar;132(3):294-303. Epub 2022 Apr 21 doi: 10.1177/00034894221086993. PMID: 35450429
Delayed surgical site infection 2 years after cervical disk arthroplasty. Case report and literature review.
Rosselló A, Sanmillán JL, López-Obarrio L, Pelegrín I, Gabarrós A, Godino O
Neurocirugia (Astur : Engl Ed) 2019 Mar-Apr;30(2):81-86. Epub 2018 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/j.neucir.2018.02.004. PMID: 29627290
Invasive Salmonella virchow infection in childhood.
Bitsori M, Galanakis E, Maraki S, Raissaki M, Velivassakis E, Sbyrakis S
Scand J Infect Dis 2001;33(11):862-5. doi: 10.1080/00365540110027312. PMID: 11760173
False-positive cryptococcal antigen test and cervical prevertebral abscess.
MacKinnon S, Kane JG, Parker RH
JAMA 1978 Oct 27;240(18):1982-3. PMID: 357768

Therapy

Late Retropharyngeal and Parapharyngeal Abscess in Patients with a History of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.
Bivona L, Williamson A, Emery SE, Stokes WA
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2023 Mar;132(3):294-303. Epub 2022 Apr 21 doi: 10.1177/00034894221086993. PMID: 35450429
Epidural abscess formation after chemoradiation therapy for esophageal cancer: A case report and literature review.
Shin KE
Medicine (Baltimore) 2022 May 27;101(21):e29426. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000029426. PMID: 35623076Free PMC Article
Invasive Salmonella virchow infection in childhood.
Bitsori M, Galanakis E, Maraki S, Raissaki M, Velivassakis E, Sbyrakis S
Scand J Infect Dis 2001;33(11):862-5. doi: 10.1080/00365540110027312. PMID: 11760173
Candida mediastinitis and septic shock following occult esophageal perforation in a patient with posttraumatic quadriplegia.
Lew TW, Darby J, Marion DW
J Trauma 1995 Oct;39(4):805-8. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199510000-00041. PMID: 7473984
Cervical osteomyelitis with prevertebral abscess formation.
Bartels JW, Brammer RE
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1990 Feb;102(2):180-2. doi: 10.1177/019459989010200216. PMID: 2113245

Prognosis

Late Retropharyngeal and Parapharyngeal Abscess in Patients with a History of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.
Bivona L, Williamson A, Emery SE, Stokes WA
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2023 Mar;132(3):294-303. Epub 2022 Apr 21 doi: 10.1177/00034894221086993. PMID: 35450429
Epidural abscess formation after chemoradiation therapy for esophageal cancer: A case report and literature review.
Shin KE
Medicine (Baltimore) 2022 May 27;101(21):e29426. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000029426. PMID: 35623076Free PMC Article
Acute cervical osteomyelitis and prevertebral abscess after routine tonsillectomy.
Patel AA, Madigan L, Poelstra KA, Whang PG, Vaccaro AR, Harrop JS
Spine J 2008 Sep-Oct;8(5):827-30. Epub 2007 Jun 21 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.04.019. PMID: 17697802
Head and neck space infections.
Larawin V, Naipao J, Dubey SP
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2006 Dec;135(6):889-93. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.07.007. PMID: 17141079
Candida mediastinitis and septic shock following occult esophageal perforation in a patient with posttraumatic quadriplegia.
Lew TW, Darby J, Marion DW
J Trauma 1995 Oct;39(4):805-8. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199510000-00041. PMID: 7473984

Clinical prediction guides

Case of cervicodorsal tuberculosis involving seven contiguous vertebrae in a young child.
Sahu A, Bansal T, Borkar SA
BMJ Case Rep 2024 May 27;17(5) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-259560. PMID: 38802257
Fluoroscopy guided transpedicular abscess infusion and drainage in thoracic-lumbar spondylitis with prevertebral abscess.
Wang Y, Chen C, Peng L, Wang P
Int Orthop 2023 Sep;47(9):2295-2300. Epub 2023 Jun 19 doi: 10.1007/s00264-023-05866-y. PMID: 37335315
Acute Prevertebral Abscesses Caused by Bacterial-infected Traumatic Tooth Fractures.
Matsunaga K, Takemaru M, Yamashiro K, Yoshihara-Hirata C, Inohara K, Shimoe Y, Tanaka A, Kuriyama M, Takashiba S
Acta Med Okayama 2019 Oct;73(5):449-456. doi: 10.18926/AMO/57376. PMID: 31649372
Small-Bowel Tuberculosis: A Comparative Study of MR Enterography and Small-Bowel Follow-Through.
Krishna S, Kalra N, Singh P, Kochhar R, Gupta R, Singh R, Khandelwal N
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2016 Sep;207(3):571-7. Epub 2016 Jun 24 doi: 10.2214/AJR.15.15580. PMID: 27341543
Cervical spinal brucellosis causing epidural and prevertebral abscesses and spinal cord compression: a case report.
Güzey FK, Emel E, Sel B, Bas NS, Ozkan N, Karabulut C, Solak O, Esenyel M
Spine J 2007 Mar-Apr;7(2):240-4. Epub 2006 Nov 20 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.03.003. PMID: 17321976

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