The case of a large intra and extra medullary abscess of the spinal cord due to dermal sinus

Neurological Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1127-1132

  Kurisu, Kota ^a,b   Hida, Kazutoshi ^a   Yano, Shunsuke ^a   Yamaguchi, Shigeru ^a   Motegi, Hiroaki ^a   Kubota, Kanako ^a   Iwasaki, Yoshinobu ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ASAHIKAWA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dermal sinus; Dermoid; Intramedullary abscess; Lumbo sacral dimple

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; CHILD; DERMAL SINUS; FEVER; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY ABSCESS; INTRASPINAL ABSCESS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEURULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT INFECTION; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TERATOMA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; SPINA BIFIDA OCCULTA;

EID: 57749178392     PISSN: 03012603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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