Lumbar Cryptococcal Osteomyelitis Mimicking Metastatic Tumor

Cryptococcus is an encapsulated, yeast-like fungus that rarely causes infection in immunocompetent patients. We present the case report of a 66-year-old female patient with a history of rectal cancer with an isolated lumbar vertebral cryptococcosis proven by biopsy performed during operation. The pa...

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Autores principales: Joo, Hyun Seok, Ha, Jung-Ki, Hwang, Chang Ju, Lee, Dong-Ho, Lee, Choon Sung, Cho, Jae Hwan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Spine Surgery 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4591455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26435802
http://dx.doi.org/10.4184/asj.2015.9.5.798

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4591455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26435802
http://dx.doi.org/10.4184/asj.2015.9.5.798

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