Echinococcal infection of the spine with neural involvement

Spine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 47-49

  Charles, R W ^a   Govender, S ^a   Naidoo, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anterior decompression; Echlnococcus; Mebendazole; Spinal involvement

Indexed keywords

MEBENDAZOLE;

CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEBENDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGE; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0023939438     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-198801000-00011     Document Type: Article

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