Aspergillus Disc Space Infection: Case Report and Review of the Literature
作者:
Joel Morgenlander,
Eugene Rossitch,
Charles Rawlings,
期刊:
Neurosurgery
(OVID Available online 1989)
卷期:
Volume 25,
issue 1
页码: 126-129
ISSN:0148-396X
年代: 1989
出版商: OVID
关键词: Aspergillus fumigatus;Intervertebral disc;Magnetic resonance imaging;Mycosis
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
&NA;Aspergillusdisc space infection is an unusual complication of the immunocompromised state. Magnetic resonance imaging may aid the clinician in arriving at a prompt diagnosis of discitis in affected patients. We report a case of systemically acquiredAspergillusdiscitis at multiple levels diagnosed by plain x‐ray films, bone scan, magnetic resonance imaging, and biopsy. We review the literature on this subject and suggest that aggressive diagnosis with early biopsy, treatment with systemic antifungal agents, and surgical debridement of the infected disc space yield the best outcome for these patients. (Neurosurgery25:126‐129, 1989)
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