Isolated atypical spinal tuberculosis mistaken for neoplasia: Case report and literature review

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL.3, 2013, Pages

  Yu, Yang ^a,b   Wang, Xinwei ^a   Du, Bin ^a,c   Yuan, Wen ^a   Ni, Bin ^a   Chen, Deyu ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JINZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Department of Orthopedics   (China)

Author keywords

Atypical spondylitis; Spinal abscess; Spinal tuberculosis; Spinal tumors

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA COMPRESSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAMINECTOMY; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PATHOLOGY; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 84891682441     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2294-z     Document Type: Review

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