MASCULINO 58 AÑOS, DIABÉTICO E HIPERTENSO CON CUADRO SUBAGUDO DE CERVICALGIA, PARESTESIAS Y DEBILIDAD EN MIEMBROS SUPERIORES QUE EVOLUCIONA A TETRAPARESIA ESPÁSTICA
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| المؤلفون: | , |
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| التنسيق: | artículo original |
| الحالة: | Versión publicada |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2011 |
| الوصف: | A 58 years old male, with history of diabetesmellitus and hypertension whom presented to ourhospital with subacute neck pain and paresthesias of upper limbs, complicated later with cervicalcord syndrome. There was evidence of C6-C7 vertebral osteomyelitis and cervical instability.Debridement was performed, along with stabilization and repair of the cervical spine. Blood andbone cultures were negative and empirical therapy with parenteral vancomycin (4-week course) was started, followed by oral ciprofloxacin (4-weeks course). Clinical evolution was satisfactory. |
| البلد: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| المؤسسة: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| اللغة: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/6536 |
| الوصول للمادة أونلاين: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/clinica/article/view/6536 |
| كلمة مفتاحية: | osteomielitis cervical tetraparesia espasticidad cervical osteomyelitis tetraparesis spasticity |