Spontaneous pneumorrhachis and transverse myelitis complicating purulent meningitis

Pneumorrhachis is the presence of air in the spinal canal; mostly, it has an iatrogenic origin. The association of this entity with spontaneous pneumomediastinum without any pneumothorax is rarely reported in the literature. The spontaneous resorption is the usual evolution. The association to acute...

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Main Authors: Bouchra Amara, Saïd Boujraf, Mohammed Benzagmout, Smael Labib, Mustapha Harandou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2013;volume=5;issue=4;spage=179;epage=182;aulast=Amara