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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...
Autores principales: | Joo, Hyun Seok, Ha, Jung-Ki, Hwang, Chang Ju, Lee, Dong-Ho, Lee, Choon Sung, Cho, Jae Hwan |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Korean Society of Spine Surgery
2015
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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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