Spinal actinomycosis: A rare disease

被引:5
作者
Dua, Rakesh K. [1 ]
Bhat, Dhananjaya I. [1 ]
Indira, Devi B. [1 ]
机构
[1] NIMHANS, Dept Neurosurg, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
关键词
Actinomycosis; bacteria; misdiagnosed disease; spine; CORD COMPRESSION; INFECTION; ISRAELII; ABSCESS;
D O I
10.4103/0028-3886.63794
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Actinomycosis is an indolent, slowly progressive infection caused by Actinomyces species. Of human actinomycosis, the spinal form is rare and actinomycosis-related spinal neurological deficit is uncommon. We report two cases with cervical and dorsal actinomycosis and one of them with spinal neurological deficit.
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