Favorable outcome of long-lasting thoracic spondylodiscitis with spinal epidural abscess induced by Staphylococcus aureus

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 70-73

  Finsterer, Josef ^a   Mahr, Karl ^a   Paral, Volker ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Epidural abscess; Laminectomy; Neurosurgery; Spondylodiscitis; Staphylococcus aureus infection; Thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LABORATORY TEST; LAMINECTOMY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISCITIS; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0037279754     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000047977.75404.1D     Document Type: Article

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