Thoracic pyogenic infectious spondylitis presented as pneumothorax: A case report

doi:10.12998/wjcc.v9.i6.1402

Advanced Search

BPG is committed to discovery and dissemination of knowledge

Home / Archive / Volume 9, Issue 6

This Article

Academic Content and Language Evaluation of This Article

CrossCheck and Google Search of This Article

Academic Rules and Norms of This Article

Citation of this article

Corresponding Author of This Article

Research Domain of This Article

Article-Type of This Article

Open-Access Policy of This Article

Times Cited Counts in Google of This Article

Number of Hits and Downloads for This Article

Total Article Views (4945)

All Articles published online

The chart showing PDF series, WORD series, HTML series, Figures (1-3) series, Tables (1-1) series.

Item

Count

PDF

259

WORD

203

HTML

2209

Figures (1-3)

512

Tables (1-1)

396

Sum=3579

Publishing Process of This Article

The chart showing Browse series, Download series.

Item

Count

Browse

424

Download

942

Sum=1366

Feb 26, 2021 (publication date) through Dec 22, 2024

Times Cited of This Article

Times Cited (0)

Journal Information of This Article

Publication Name

World Journal of Clinical Cases

ISSN

2307-8960

Publisher of This Article

Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA

Case Report

World J Clin Cases. Feb 26, 2021; 9(6): 1402-1407
Published online Feb 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i6.1402

Open in New Tab Full Size Figure Download Figure

Figure 1 Visible pneumothorax (arrow) on an initial erect posteroanterior chest radiograph.

Open in New Tab Full Size Figure Download Figure

Figure 2 Initial chest computed tomography showing a paravertebral abscess (arrow) connected with the pleural effusion.

Open in New Tab Full Size Figure Download Figure

Figure 3 Magnetic resonance imaging of the thoracic spine. A and B: Initial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan showing a paravertebral abscess with extension to T8/9 disc, right rib (arrow), and anterior epidural space (empty arrowhead); C and D: Follow-up MRI scan showing an epidural abscess (arrowhead) at the T4-7 Level with spinal cord compression at T6-7.

Citation: Cho MK, Lee BJ, Chang JH, Kim YM. Thoracic pyogenic infectious spondylitis presented as pneumothorax: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9(6): 1402-1407
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v9/i6/1402.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v9.i6.1402