Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of medical treatment by clinical, radiological, and biological analysis of outcome in 9 patients with aspergillus spondylodiscitis. METHODS: RESULTS: Improvement was obtained in the 9 cases, with full recovery in the absence of any surgical debridement after a mean treatment duration of 5.5 months and a mean followup delay of 16 months. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | B Cortet, R Richard, X Deprez, L Lucet, R M Flipo, X Le Loët, B Duquesnoy, B Delcambre |
Journal | The Journal of rheumatology
(J Rheumatol)
Vol. 21
Issue 7
Pg. 1287-91
(Jul 1994)
ISSN: 0315-162X [Print] Canada |
PMID | 7966071
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Itraconazole
- Amphotericin B
- Flucytosine
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Amphotericin B
(therapeutic use)
- Aspergillosis
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Discitis
(diagnosis, microbiology)
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Female
- Flucytosine
(therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Immunosuppression Therapy
(adverse effects)
- Itraconazole
(therapeutic use)
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myelography
- Retrospective Studies
- Spondylitis
(diagnosis, microbiology)
- Thoracic Vertebrae
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