Vertebral osteomyelitis in an infant presenting with pseudotumor and narrowing of the spinal canal

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 316-319

  Tröbs, Ralf Bodo ^a   Handrick, Werner ^b,c   Lotz, Ina ^d   Bankwitz, Cathleen ^d   Tannapfel, Andrea ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Arztliches Labor Dr Berthold Coll   (Germany)

^c Arztliches Labor Dr Berthold Coll   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Infant; Kyphosis; Vertebral osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; FLUCLOXACILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRACE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; KYPHOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOTUMOR; SEPTICEMIA; SPINE INJURY; SPONDYLITIS; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

GRANULOMA, PLASMA CELL; HUMANS; INFANT; KYPHOSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL STENOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 17644387517     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-005-1378-9     Document Type: Article

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