A previously healthy patient was admitted to our hospital because of low back pain and sciatica. For 4 weeks preceding the admission, he had been treated with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory analgetics and bed rest with a clinical diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation. On admission, the patient was subf
Spinal epidural abscess: An unusual complication of bacterial endocarditis
โ Scribed by D. Elian; D. Hassin; A. Tomer; H. Bank; Z. Eisenstein
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 255 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8126
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