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Suggest Treatment For Pain And Stiffness Of The Neck
my son aged 20 years had neck pain and stiffness a month back followed by fever (100 to 101.6) after 3-4 days of neck pain started. on 26 mar he was put on topcef 200mg 2 tabs a day for 3 days on 27 mar blood tested TLC 12,600, DLC- NEUTROPHILS 69.2, LYMPHOCYTES 21.3, MONOCYTES 7.8, EOSINOPHILS 1.1, BASOPHILS 0.6 ESR(WESTREGEN'S) 102 S.G.P.T.(A.L.T.) 31.23 WIDAL TEST WAS NEGATIVE BASED ON ABOVE TESTS DOCTOR SUGGESTED FOR CHEST X RAY 0n 29 mar he was put on topcef 200mg tab mobizox for another 3 days x ray report of chest was normal but still fever (99 to 101) and pain continues doctor suggested x ray cervical spine on 29 mar report straightening of spine is seen with loss of normal curvature suggestive of muscle spasm irregularity of articular surface of c5 seen prevertebral soft tissue thickening is seen cystic lesion seen anteriorly a body of c6 disc spaces are normal no cervical rib is seen ADVISED - MRI CERVICAL SPINE for more pls see next mail