Tubercular spinal epidural abscess involving the dorsal-lumbar-sacral region without osseous involvement

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 544-549

  Arora, Sumit ^a   Kumar, Ramesh ^b  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

^b SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cauda equina syndrome; Epidural abscess; Laminectomy; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; PYRIDOXINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DORSAL ROOT; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LANGERHANS CELL; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIMB WEAKNESS; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NURSING CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TISSUE NECROSIS; TUBERCULAR SPINAL EPIDURAL ABSCESS; URINE RETENTION; X RAY FILM;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79961072161     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1494     Document Type: Article

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