Clinical presentation, radiological findings, and treatment results of coccidioidomycosis involving the spine: Report on 23 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 95, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 33-39

  Wrobel, C J ^a   Thomas Chappell, E ^a   Taylor, W ^a  

^a KERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coccidioidomycosis; Infection; Osteomyelitis; Spinal fixation

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DESTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MENINGITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEGMON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSOAS ABSCESS; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SPINE DISEASE;

EID: 0034859316     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2001.95.1.0033     Document Type: Article

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