Congenital spine tuberculosis: Early diagnosis by imaging studies

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 147-152

  Grover, Shabnam Bhandari ^a,b   Pati, Nalini Kant ^b   Mehta, Rajesh ^b   Mahajan, Harsh ^c  

^a Safdarjung Hospital ^*  (India)

^b SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^c GMR Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Congenital; Imaging studies; Perinatal; Spine tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIVER DISEASE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERINATAL INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 0038314562     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-40009     Document Type: Article

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