Neurobrucellosis presenting as an intra-medullary spinal cord abscess

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Vajramani, Girish V ^a,b   Nagmoti, Mahantesh B ^a   Patil, Chidanand S ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brucella melitensis; Intra medullary abscess; MRI; Neurobrucellosis; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORDOTOMY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROBRUCELLOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; RARE DISEASE; SPINAL CORD ABSCESS; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 26844530046     PISSN: 14760711     EISSN: 14760711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-0711-4-14     Document Type: Article

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