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ArticleSurgical neurology international2024

A rare case of

Saba Rentia, Jayanidhi Kedda, Peter Harris, Chase Harrison Foster, Michael Rosner

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Saba RentiaGeorge Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, United States.
Jayanidhi KeddaDepartment of Neurological Surgery, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, United States.
Peter HarrisDepartment of Neurological Surgery, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, United States.
Chase Harrison FosterDepartment of Neurological Surgery, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, United States.
Michael RosnerDepartment of Neurological Surgery, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Case Description: A 76-year-old male presented to the emergency department with bilateral shoulder and back pain, upper extremity weakness, left hip pain, and left thumb pain. He denied any recent exposure to pets or animals, and the initial workup did not yield the source of the infection. Enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spine demonstrated C6-7 discitis/osteomyelitis and an associated ventral SEA, as well as discitis/osteomyelitis of the C2 vertebral body and C5-6 endplates. Subsequently, the patient underwent a C3-7 laminectomy and received a 6-week postoperative course of intravenous ceftriaxone, resulting in complete resolution of the abscess. Blood tests revealed the presence of Conclusion: Identification and diagnosis of

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Cervical spinal epidural abscessRat bite feverSpinal decompressionStreptobacillus moniliformis

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PMID39108398
PMCPMC11302514

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