1. Spinal aspergillosis: a rare complication of COVID-19 infection
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Rumana Makhdoomi, Nayil Malik, Jagdish Charan, Azhar Malik, and Sarbjit Singh
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Spinal Aspergillosis ,COVID-19 ,Fungal infection ,Surgery ,RD1-811 ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,RC321-571 - Abstract
Abstract Background Several complications have been reported in COVID-19 infection. Most of the complications include secondary infection. Case presentation We report an 85-year-old male who presented with cauda equina syndrome 7-months after contracting COVID-19 infection. We excised an extradural mass which on examination proved to be Spinal Aspergillosis. Conclusions Spinal Aspergillosis should be kept in mind in patients who present with local spinal pain with or without neurological deficit after COVID-19 infection.
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- 2022
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