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ArticleCureus2026

Pneumorrhachis of Infectious Origin in a Patient with Advanced HIV and Uncontrolled Diabetes: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Thenell Van der Westhuizen, Abdullah E Laher

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 authors.

Thenell Van der WesthuizenEmergency Medicine, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, ZAF.
Abdullah E LaherEmergency Medicine, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, ZAF.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pneumorrhachis, the presence of air within the spinal canal, is an uncommon radiological finding, typically associated with trauma or pneumomediastinum. Non-traumatic causes, particularly infective ones, are exceedingly rare. We describe a woman with advanced HIV infection and poorly controlled diabetes mellitus who presented with confusion and meningism in the context of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Computed tomography (CT) revealed cervical extradural pneumorrhachis. Blood, urine, sputum, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cultures confirmed disseminated methicillin-resistant

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diabetic ketoacidosisepidural airhivmrsa infectionpneumorrhachis

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PMID41769430
PMCPMC12947978

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