Cervical epidural abscess mimicking crowned dens syndrome
An 88-year-old woman was diagnosed with crowned dens syndrome. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an abscess around the odontoid process. The patient was also found to have infective endocarditis.
Authors
- Nobumasa Okumura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0434-4842)
- Naoya Itoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6269-7884)
- Nana Akazawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7003-4634)
Institutions
- Nagoya City University (JP)
- Nagoya Medical Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of General and Family Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jgf2.780
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01
Funders
- Nagoya City University