Spinal epidural abscess with myelitis and meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in a young child

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 340-343

  Bhattacharya, Malobika ^a   Joshi, Neha ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Meningitis; Myelitis; Paralysis; Spinal epidural abscess; Streptococcus pneumonia; Tetraparesis

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; VANCOMYCIN;

AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; BABINSKI REFLEX; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL SPACE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; LAMINECTOMY; LETHARGY; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIMB WEAKNESS; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYELITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUS; QUADRIPLEGIA; SKULL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; URINE INCONTINENCE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGITIS; MYELITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 79957982928     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/107902610x12883422813507     Document Type: Article

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