Mucormycosis Vertebral Osteomyelitis

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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Main Authors: Chan Chun Fung, Wong Martin Chung Ting, Cheung Ka Kin, Cheng Hung On, Yim Wing Ngai, Wen Eleanor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jotr.2016.12.002

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