Spinal osteomyelitis due to Aspergillus flavus in a child: a rare complication after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2008
Citazione:
Spinal osteomyelitis due to Aspergillus flavus in a child: a rare complication after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation / Beluffi, G., Bernardo, M., Meloni, G., Spinazzola, A., Locatelli, F.. - In: PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY. - ISSN 0301-0449. - 38:6(2008), pp. 709-712. [10.1007/s00247-008-0789-x]
Abstract:
We report the case of a child affected by acute myeloid leukaemia who was treated with allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation and developed cervicothoracic spinal osteomyelitis due to Aspergillus flavus. The diagnosis was difficult on a clinical basis, but made possible by conventional radiography and MRI. © 2008 Springer-Verlag.
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1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Aspergillus; Child; Complication; Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Osteomyelitis; Spine; Aspergillosis; Aspergillus flavus; Bronchoalveolar Lavage; Diagnosis, Differential; Fatal Outcome; Fever; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Humans; Hydrocephalus; Infant; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Osteomyelitis; Radiography; Rare Diseases; Recurrence; Spinal Diseases; Spine
Elenco autori:
Beluffi, G; Bernardo, M; Meloni, G; Spinazzola, A; Locatelli, F
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