Garré's chronic diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis of the sacrum: A rare condition mimicking malignancy

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 415-419

  Nasir, N ^a   Aquilina, K ^a,b   Ryder, D Q ^a   Marks, C J ^a   Keohane, C ^a  

^a Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

^b FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Garr 's chronic diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis; Periostitis ossificans; Sacrum

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSE SCLEROSING OSTEOMYELITIS; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOCLAST; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE TUMOR;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; SACRUM; SCLEROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847124137     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690601046819     Document Type: Article

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