A vertebral hydatid cyst infection mimicking tuberculous spondylodiscitis

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 180-182

  Tabak, Omur ^a   Yilmaz, Mesut ^a   Oz, Buge ^a   Ozaras, Resat ^a   Erdincler, Pamir ^a   Mert, Ali ^a   Ozturk, Recep ^a   Tabak, Fehmi ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Echinococcus granulosus; Hydatid disease; Tuberculous spondylodiscitis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; ECHINOCOCCUS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEROLOGY; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; VERTEBRA BODY;

EID: 34347344916     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-007-0518-7     Document Type: Article

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