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Retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) in adults is a potentially life-threatening condition that relates in most of the cases with local trauma. Non-traumatic RPA complicated by spinal osteomyelitis and epidural abscess is a rare entity in immunocompetent adults and represents an emergency medical condition when the patient develops neurologic symptoms. This article presents a case of non-traumatic RPA complicated by spinal osteomyelitis and epidural abscess in a 77-year-old male with the free past medical history. We highlight the importance of early and meticulous daily drainage as well as sequential MRI scanning for early diagnosis, treatment and follow-up for signs of vertebral involvement. The patient had a full recovery and was subsequently discharged with per os four-month antibiotic treatment. The definitive mechanism is unclear for non-traumatic cases with “hematogenous path” being the closest description. Spontaneous RPA can develop from bacteria infection spread of adjacent structures, local inflammatory process and microthrombosis formation can impair the blood supply of vertebral and intervertebral disks.

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Spontaneous, Non-Traumatic Retropharyngeal Abscess Complicated by Spinal Osteomyelitis and Epidural Abscess in Immunocompetent Adult: Management and Proposal Pathophysiological Mechanism