Chronic spinal epidural abscess caused by Scedosporium prolificans in an immunocompetent patient

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Carod Artal, Francisco Javier ^a   Ferreira Coral, Luciane ^a   Mauro Couto, Jose ^a   Gomes, Elisangela ^a   De Agassiz Vasques, Marco ^a  

^a SARAH NETWORK OF REHABILITATION HOSPITALS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epidural abscess; Fungal infections; Scedosporium prolificans; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; GADOLINIUM; ITRACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANUS DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LAMINECTOMY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MENINGOMYELITIS; MICROSCOPY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PARESIS; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCEDOSPORIUM; SCEDOSPORIUM PROLIFICANS; SPASTICITY; SPHINCTER DYSFUNCTION; SPINE DISEASE; URINARY DYSFUNCTION;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYCETOMA; SCEDOSPORIUM;

EID: 67650699734     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31819964eb     Document Type: Article

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