Multiple spinal epidural abscesses extending to the whole spinal canal

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 747-750

  Solomou, E ^a   Maragkos, M ^a   Kotsarini, C ^a   Konstantinou, D ^a   Maraziotis, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hematogenous spread; MRI; Multiple epidural abscesses; Spinal canal

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VERTEBRAL CANAL; X RAY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINDAMYCIN; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINAL CANAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 2542452839     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2004.01.072     Document Type: Article

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