A 41-year-old obese man presents overnight with three days of severe right posterior neck pain without trauma. Pain persists despite paracetamol and oxycodone.
Consultant review finds very limited neck range of movement because of pain and painful swallowing. A lateral neck x-ray is performed.
Lateral neck x-ray.
What differential diagnoses need to be considered?
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List important historical findings or features for his neck pain.
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/ 4
Interpret the lateral neck x-ray.
(Marked out of 1.0)
/ 1
List two other important initial investigations.
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/ 2
What is the most concerning diagnosis?
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/ 1
What is the treatment?
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/ 2
What complications may develop?
(Marked out of 2.0)
/ 2
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