Epidural abscess in a patient with dorsal hyperhidrosis

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 450-453

  Ide, Masanobu ^a   Saita, Shigeru ^a   Sasaki, Masayuki ^a   Goto, Fumio ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CEFMETAZOLE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; LIMAPROST; PIPERACILLIN; PROSTAVASIN; SARPOGRELATE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTERIAL CIRCULATION; ARTICLE; BUERGER DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR SYMPATHECTOMY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY;

EID: 0037966614     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03021055     Document Type: Article

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