Postoperative spinal infection mimicking systemic vasculitis with titanium-spinal implants

BACKGROUND: Secondary systemic vasculitis after posterior spinal fusion surgery is rare. It is usually related to over-reaction of immune-system, to genetic factors, toxicity, infection or metal allergies. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 14 year-old girl with a history of extended posterior spinal fusion due to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sakellariou, Vasileios I, Atsali, Erato, Starantzis, Konstantinos, Batistaki, Chrysanthi, Brozou, Triantafyllia, Pantos, Panayiotis, Stathopoulos, Konstantinos, Soultanis, Konstantinos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3182133/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21914179
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-7161-6-20

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3182133/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21914179
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-7161-6-20

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