Spinal osteomyelitis due to Aspergillus flavus in a child: A rare complication after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 709-712

  Beluffi, Giampiero ^a   Bernardo, Maria Ester ^b   Meloni, Giulia ^b   Spinazzola, Angelo ^a,c   Locatelli, Franco ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE MAGGIORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Child; Complication; Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Osteomyelitis; Spine

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GADOLINIUM;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEVER; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; RARE DISEASES; RECURRENCE; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINE;

EID: 43149085268     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-008-0789-x     Document Type: Article

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