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Haemophilus
aphrophilus septicaemia complicated by a prevertebral infection
after dental work
A Poullis, S R Gould, A G Lim
Department of
Gastroenterology, Epsom General Hospital, Surrey, UK
Correspondence to: Dr A Poullis, Department of Gastroenterology, Epsom General Hospital, Dorking Road, Epsom, Surrey KT18 7EG, UK apoullis{at}sghms.ac.uk
Submitted 3 February
2000;
Accepted 29 August 2000
A 53 year old man presented with severe neck pain and a
flu-like illness; he had recently returned from Sri Lanka and had had
dental treatment six days before illness onset. Blood culture showed
infection by Haemophilus aphrophilus.
Magnetic resonance imaging was performed and exploratory surgery
undertaken. The prevertebral cervical fascia was inflamed but no
abscess identified. He was treated with antibiotics and made an
uneventful recovery.
Keywords: Haemophilus aphrophilus; prevertebral infection
© 2001 by The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine
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