Vertebral osteomyelitis and epidural abscess due to aspergillus nidulans resulting in spinal cord compression: Case report and literature review

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 502-510

  Jiang, Zheng ^a   Wang, Yunyan ^a   Jiang, Yuquan ^a   Xu, Yonghao ^a   Meng, Bin ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Epidural abscess; Fungal granulomatous inflammation; Immunocompetent patient; Vertebral osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENE SEQUENCE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINECTOMY; LIMB WEAKNESS; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MYCELIUM; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 84878366042     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: 14732300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300060513476432     Document Type: Article

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