VERTEBRAL OSTEOMYELITIS AND EPIDURAL INFECTION BY RHODOTORULA RUBRA

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  • Patchrin PEKANAN Department of Radiology, Ramathibodi Hospital
  • Wiwatana THANOMKIAT Department of Radiology, Prince of Songkla University Hospital
  • Pimjai SIRIWONGPAIRAT Department of Radiology, Ramathibodi Hospital
  • Janjira CHATCHAVALA Department of Radiology, Ramathibodi Hospital

Abstract

We presented a case with mixed fungal infection of the thoracic spine, involving spinal bodies and posterior epidural space in the pregnant woman. Diagnosis was reached only by needle aspiration biopsy. Articles concerning Rhodoturula Rubra were reviewed.

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2023-04-03

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PEKANAN P, THANOMKIAT W, SIRIWONGPAIRAT P, CHATCHAVALA J. VERTEBRAL OSTEOMYELITIS AND EPIDURAL INFECTION BY RHODOTORULA RUBRA. ASEAN J Radiol [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 3 [cited 2024 Dec. 21];2(3):137-40. Available from: https://asean-journal-radiology.org/index.php/ajr/article/view/328

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (1996): September-December

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