Epidural mass due to Aspergillus flavus causing spinal cord compression - A case report and brief update

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 200-203

  Tendolkar, U ^a   Sharma, A ^a   Mathur, M ^a   Ranadive, N ^a   Sachdev, M ^a  

^a LOKMANYA TILAK MUNICIPAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Aspergillosis flavus; CNS; Spinal cord; Vertebral column

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGIC SKIN REACTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LAMINECTOMY; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 23944522270     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.16597     Document Type: Article

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