Spinal epidural abscess due to tropical pyomyositis in immunocompetent adolescents: Report of 2 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-37

  Bowen, Donnell K ^a   Mitchell, Lex A ^a   Burnett, Mark W ^a   Rooks, Veronica J ^a,b   Martin, Jonathan E ^a,c  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

Paraspinal abscess; Pyomyositis; Spinal epidural abscess

Indexed keywords

NAFCILLIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LAMINOPLASTY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOMYOSITIS; SPINAL EPIDURAL ABSCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ANGIOGRAPHY; CHILD; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; PYOMYOSITIS; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL DISEASES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77954361790     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.3.PEDS1017     Document Type: Article

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