Candida albicans osteomyelitis of the cervical spine

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 347-350

  Cha, Jang Gyu ^a   Hong, Hyun Sook ^a   Koh, Yoon Woo ^a   Kim, Hee Kyung ^a   Park, Jung Mi ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Candida; CT; Fungus; Infection; MR; Nuclear medicine; Spine

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLAS; AXIS; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CANCER THERAPY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METASTASIS; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOGENIC SPONDYLITIS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS;

EID: 40149100765     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-007-0429-9     Document Type: Article

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