Intramedullary abscess of the spinal cord in children: A case report and review of the literature

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 186-192

  Simon, Jakub K ^a   Lazareff, Jorge A ^b   Diament, Michael J ^a   Kennedy, William A ^a,c  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermal sinus; Intramedullary spinal cord abscess; Laminectomy; Paralysis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACTINOMYCES; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTEROIDES; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAMINECTOMY; LAMINOPLASTY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVOTELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SKIN FISTULA; SPINAL CORD ABSCESS; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; VEILLONELLA;

EID: 0037323648     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000048910.19136.49     Document Type: Article

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