Pneumorrhachis Secondary to a Sacral Decubitus Ulcer
An elderly woman with a chronic decubitus sacral ulcer presented to the emergency department with sepsis. A computed tomography of her abdomen showed diffuse gas extending throughout the thoracolumbar spinal canal. Pneumorrhachis is a rare radiographic finding defined as gas within the spinal canal....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2016-06-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4gb7h64h |