Paraplegia due to non-osseous spinal tuberculosis: report of three cases and review of the literature

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 425-429

  Hristea, Adriana ^a   Constantinescu, Ruxandra V Moroti ^a   Exergian, Florin ^b   Arama, Victoria ^a   Besleaga, Mircea ^c   Tanasescu, Radu ^c  

^a Matei Bals Infectious Diseases Institute   (Romania)

^b Clinic Hospital Bagdasar Arseni Bucharest   (Romania)

^c Carol Davila School of Medicine   (Romania)

Author keywords

Intramedullary tuberculoma; Paraplegia; Radiculomyelitis; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARAPLEGIA; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 44649186266     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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