High cervical spine spondylodiscitis management and literature review
Summary Spondylodiscitis affecting the cervical spine is the most unusual type. Disease progression can be dramatic, even causing quadriplegia and death. We present an unusual case that progressed with osteolytic lesions between C2 and C3, causing cord compression and epidural abscess. The patient w...
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| Language: | English |
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Associação Médica Brasileira
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| Series: | Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira |
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