Cervical intramedullary granuloma of Brucella: A case report and review of the literature (European Spine Journal DOI: 10.1007/s00586-006-0252-3);Cervical intramedullary granuloma of Brucella: A case report and review of the literature

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2007, Pages

  Nas, Kemal ^a   Tasdemir, Nebahat ^a   Cakmak, Erkan ^a   Kemaloglu, Mustafa Serdar ^a   Bukte, Yasar ^a   Geyik, Mehmet Faruk ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cervical; Granuloma; Intramedullary; Medical treatment; Neurobrucellosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CERVICAL SPINE; CHEESE; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GRANULOMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY BRUCELLAR GRANULOMA; LEG; MENINGITIS; NEUROBRUCELLOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEAKNESS;

EID: 37349115188     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-006-0296-4     Document Type: Erratum

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