Acute Paraplegia in a Toddler: A Diagnostic Journey Compounding the Challenge in Management: A Case Report

Autor: Goh JH, Fazir M, Zainal-Abidin NA, Amir D, Singh M
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 56-60 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1985-2533
DOI: 10.5704/MOJ.1607.012
Popis: Spinal tuberculosis is not common in the paediatric age group. Initial clinical features are often vague and non specific until the disease progresses to later stages. We highlight the diagnostic difficulties and management challenges of a complicated extradural tuberculoma with neurological deficits in a very young girl.
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