Steroid-induced spinal epidural lipomatosis: A successful medical management;La lipomatose epidurale cortico-induite: Efficacite du traitement medical

Annales de Medecine Interne

Volumn 149, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 459-463

  Lemaire, Matthieu ^a  

^a CHR du Val de Sambre   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Epidural lipomatosis; Radiculopathy; Steroid therapy

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE; STEROID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIET THERAPY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; LIPOMATOSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; CAUDA EQUINA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ENTERITIS; EPIDURAL SPACE; NERVE COMPRESSION; REVIEW; SPINE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CAUDA EQUINA; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; LIPOMATOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; SPINAL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032201514     PISSN: 0003410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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