Spinal hydatid disease: A case series

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 426-431

  Prabhakar, Mukund M ^a   Acharya, Apurv J ^a   Modi, Dhaval R ^a   Jadav, Bhavin ^a,b  

^a CIVIL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Shakamba Towers   (India)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Echinococcus granulosus; Hydatid disease; Infection; Paraplegia; Scolicide; Spine; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INFECTION;

EID: 30844439195     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2005.11753843     Document Type: Article

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