Unusual aetiology of persistent back pain in a patient with multiple myeloma: Infectious discitis

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 633-634

  Burton, C H ^a   Fairham, S A ^a   Millet, B ^a   DasGupta, R ^a   Sivakumaran, M ^a  

^a PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discitis; Multiple myeloma; Staphylococcus aureus; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDATE SODIUM; ISONIAZID PLUS RIFAMPICIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; VINCRISTINE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; DISKITIS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 0031852016     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.51.8.633     Document Type: Article

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