Mucormycosis Vertebral Osteomyelitis
Fungal vertebral osteomyelitis by mucormycosis is extremely rare. We report a 16-year-old patient with newly diagnosed acute lymphoid leukaemia who developed extensive vertebral osteomyelitis caused by mucormycosis. He was treated with three-level subtotal spondylectomy and long-term oral antifungal...
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| author | Chan Chun Fung Wong Martin Chung Ting Cheung Ka Kin Cheng Hung On Yim Wing Ngai Wen Eleanor |
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| description | Fungal vertebral osteomyelitis by mucormycosis is extremely rare. We report a 16-year-old patient with newly diagnosed acute lymphoid leukaemia who developed extensive vertebral osteomyelitis caused by mucormycosis. He was treated with three-level subtotal spondylectomy and long-term oral antifungal medications. He had no neurological deficit after the operation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d3ce21337bf4bf5adf50221b0a8f5a12022-12-22T00:28:17ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation2210-49172210-49252018-06-012410.1016/j.jotr.2016.12.002Mucormycosis Vertebral OsteomyelitisChan Chun Fung0Wong Martin Chung Ting1Cheung Ka Kin2Cheng Hung On3Yim Wing Ngai4Wen Eleanor5Department of Orthopedic and Traumatology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong KongDepartment of Orthopedic and Traumatology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong KongDepartment of Orthopedic and Traumatology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong KongDepartment of Orthopedic and Traumatology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong KongDepartment of Orthopedic and Traumatology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong KongDepartment of Orthopedic and Traumatology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong KongFungal vertebral osteomyelitis by mucormycosis is extremely rare. We report a 16-year-old patient with newly diagnosed acute lymphoid leukaemia who developed extensive vertebral osteomyelitis caused by mucormycosis. He was treated with three-level subtotal spondylectomy and long-term oral antifungal medications. He had no neurological deficit after the operation.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jotr.2016.12.002 |
| spellingShingle | Chan Chun Fung Wong Martin Chung Ting Cheung Ka Kin Cheng Hung On Yim Wing Ngai Wen Eleanor Mucormycosis Vertebral Osteomyelitis Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation |
| title | Mucormycosis Vertebral Osteomyelitis |
| title_full | Mucormycosis Vertebral Osteomyelitis |
| title_fullStr | Mucormycosis Vertebral Osteomyelitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mucormycosis Vertebral Osteomyelitis |
| title_short | Mucormycosis Vertebral Osteomyelitis |
| title_sort | mucormycosis vertebral osteomyelitis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jotr.2016.12.002 |
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