Vertebral coccidioidomycosis: Presentation and multidisciplinary management

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 304-314

  Szeyko, Larissa A ^a   Taljanovic, Mihra S ^a   Dzioba, Robert B ^b   Rapiejko, Jennifer L ^c   Adam, Rodney D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Rocky Mountain Orthopaedic Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

African; African American; Diabetes; Fungal infections; Immunocompromised patient; Osteomyelitis; Spinal fusion; Vertebral

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; PREDNISONE; STEROID; TRIAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SARCOIDOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; VERTEBRAL COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARIZONA; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL DISEASES; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857197493     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.10.018     Document Type: Article

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