Two children with spinal tuberculosis associated with psoas abscess

Cocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisi

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 110-113

  Elevli, Murat ^a   Çivilibal, Mahmut ^a   Duru, Nilgün Selçuk ^a   Şengül, Halil ^a   Çölbay, Gülcan ^a   Erdoǧan, Yalçiner ^a  

^a HASEKI EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Psoas abscess; Spinal tuberculosis; Vertebral biopsy

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; ETHAMBUTOL; GENTAMICIN; ISONIAZID; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSOAS ABSCESS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE SURGERY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 77957660125     PISSN: 13071068     EISSN: 13085271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5152/ced.2010.16     Document Type: Article

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