Magnetic resonance image findings of spinal intramedullary abscess caused by Candida albicans: case report.
We present the clinical, serological, and radiological features of a patient with a spinal intramedullary abscess caused by Candida albicans. Antimycotic treatment was successful, and no neurosurgical approach was necessary.
Lindner
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Neurologische Universitaetsklinik und Poliklinik, Universitaet Wuerzburg, Germany.
Becker
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Warmuth-Metz
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Schalke
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Bogdahn
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U
Toyka
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D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000666:Amphotericin B; D005437:Flucytosine