Other Studies:
Initial cervical x-ray <a href="CaseStudyImages/CS1APainfulNeckAfter-986.jpg" title="Case Photo #1" data-lity><b>Case Photo #1</b></a> : severe reversal of the cervical lordosis in the lower cervical region. C4-C5, C5-C6, and C6-C7 disc space narrowing and ill definition.
<br>(T2W) STAT cervical MRI <a href="CaseStudyImages/CS2CS1APainfulNeckAf-986.jpg" title="Case Photo #2" data-lity><b>Case Photo #2</b></a> : concern for discitis-osteomyelitis at C5-C7 with destruction of the C5 vertebral body. Fluid collection in prevertebral soft tissue from C2-T1. Reactive edema vs. phlegmon within bilateral neural foramina at C4-T1. C5-C7 severe spinal canal stenosis with flattening of the spinal cord. Severe bilateral foraminal stenosis.
<br>(TW1) STAT cervical MRI <a href="CaseStudyImages/CS3CS2CS1APainfulNec-986.jpg" title="Case Photo #3" data-lity><b>Case Photo #3</b></a>
<br>Post surgical film <a href="CaseStudyImages/CS4CS3CS2CS1APainful-986.jpg" title="Case Photo #4" data-lity><b>Case Photo #4</b></a>
Consultations:
Neurosurgery
<br>Infectious Disease
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