Aspergillus flavus epidural abscess and osteomyelitis in a diabetic patient

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-148

  Chi, Chih Yu ^a   Fung, Chang Phone ^a   Liu, Cheng Yi ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus flavus; Diabetes mellitus; Epidural abscess; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL SPACE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LAMINECTOMY; LIMB PAIN; MALAISE; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MYCOSIS; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SOFT TISSUE; TAIWAN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS;

EID: 0037477405     PISSN: 02532662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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