Candida Spondylodiscitis: An Unusual Case of Thoracolumbar Pain with Review of Imaging findings and Description of the Clinical Condition
| Title: | Candida Spondylodiscitis: An Unusual Case of Thoracolumbar Pain with Review of Imaging findings and Description of the Clinical Condition |
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| Authors: | Francisco M. Torres-ramos; Kenneth P. Botwin; Chunilal P. Shah |
| Contributors: | The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives |
| Source: | http://www.painphysicianjournal.com/2004/april/2004;7;257-260.pdf. |
| Collection: | CiteSeerX |
| Description: | Support:There was no external funding in prepara-tion of this manuscript Conflict of Interest: None We present an unusual cause of spondylodiscitis due to candidal infec-tion in a patient with presumed normal immune function. A clinical descrip-tion, summary of the radiologic findings and review of the literature are provided. Although spondylodiscitis of the thora-columbar spine is rare, particularly with fungal etiology, prompt diagnosis and ap-propriate treatment are associated with a good prognosis. Case Presentation |
| Document Type: | text |
| File Description: | application/pdf |
| Language: | English |
| Relation: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.530.9389 |
| Availability: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.530.9389; http://www.painphysicianjournal.com/2004/april/2004;7;257-260.pdf |
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| Accession Number: | edsbas.18073F60 |
| Database: | BASE |