Cervical spinal brucellosis with epidural abscess causing neurologic deficit with negative serologic tests

World Neurosurgery

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 375.e15-375.e19

  Song, Kyung Jin ^a   Yoon, Sun Jung ^a   Lee, Kwang Bok ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Serologic test; Spinal infection

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFOXITIN; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BONE GRAFT; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL BRUCELLAR SPONDYLODISCITIS; CERVICAL SPINAL EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE DISEASE; TELEMEDICINE; TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 84866607085     PISSN: 18788750     EISSN: 18788769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2011.12.081     Document Type: Review

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