VERTEBRAL OSTEOMYELITIS IN AN INFANT PRESENTING WITH A POSTERIOR MEDIASTINAL MASS

Authors
MERRIMAN TE TAYLOR RG NATTRASS GR
Citation
Te. Merriman et al., VERTEBRAL OSTEOMYELITIS IN AN INFANT PRESENTING WITH A POSTERIOR MEDIASTINAL MASS, Pediatric surgery international, 12(7), 1997, pp. 541-543
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric surgery international → ACNP
ISSN journal
01790358
Volume
12
Issue
7
Year of publication
1997
Pages
541 - 543
Database
ISI
SICI code
0179-0358(1997)12:7<541:VOIAIP>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
A rare case of vertebral osteomyelitis and paravertebral abscess that presented as a posterior mediastinal tumour with airway compression in a 7-week-old baby is presented. The differential diagnosis and the re commended treatment are discussed.