Pyogenic spondylodiscitis with spinal cord compression: case report and review of the literature

 

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Authors: López Sáenz, José Gerardo, Leandro Sandí, Verónica
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publication Date:2020
Description:The case of a 55-year-old female with arterial hypertension and asthma, that arrived to the emergency department with an acute presentation of weakness and sensory deficit in both lower limbs is presented. Imaging studies were performed in addition to biopsy and culture of disc and vertebral body, and  spinal cord compression syndrome secondary to infectious spondylodiscitis was diagnosed.
Country:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Language:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/39711
Online Access:https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/clinica/article/view/39711