| Literature DB >> 9811108 |
A Fujiwara1, K Tamai, M Yamato, H Yoshida, K Saotome.
Abstract
A 56-year-old man was hospitalized with a 2-day history of back pain and fever. A magnetic resonance (MR) scan taken on admission showed a facet joint effusion and soft-tissue abnormality posterior to the joint. Follow-up MR imaging confirmed the facet joint destruction and periarticular abscess. A biopsy specimen grew Staphylococcus aureus. MR imaging is helpful in detecting this rare infection in the earliest phase of the disease.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID： 9811108
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Spinal Disord ISSN： 0895-0385