Spinal intrathecal actinomycosis: A case report

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 221-225

  Ushikoshi, Satoshi ^a   Koyanagi, Izumi ^a   Hida, Kazutoshi ^a   Iwasaki, Yoshinobu ^a   Abe, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abscess; Actinomycosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA;

ABSCESS; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 0032169544     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(97)00183-3     Document Type: Article

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