Extensive paraspinal abscess complicating tuberculous spondylitis in an adolescent with Pott kyphosis

Clinical Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 359-361

  Ng, Alex W H ^a   Chu, Winnie C W ^a   Ng, Bobby K W ^a   Li, Albert M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Kyphosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spine; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY;

KYPHOSIS; SPINE; TUBERCULOSIS;

DISEASES;

CEFOTAXIME; CONTRAST MEDIUM; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCHEUERMANN DISEASE; SPINE DISEASE; THORACIC SPINE; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RECURRENCE; SPONDYLITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 24344498270     PISSN: 08997071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2005.01.025     Document Type: Article

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