Cervical epidural abscess associated with massively elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-109

  Mehta, Sameer H ^a   Shih, Richard ^b  

^a ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical; Diagnosis; Epidural abscess; Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Indexed keywords

OXACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CERVICAL EPIDURAL ABSCESS; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0742307182     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2003.04.006     Document Type: Article

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