Extradural lumbar cryptococcosis
- 1 December 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) in Journal of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 49 (6) , 921-923
- https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1978.49.6.0921
Abstract
✓ An 85-year-old woman presented with back and leg pain. Plain films showed destruction of the posterior elements of L-5 and myelography demonstrated a large extradural mass at that level. Exploration revealed a huge gelatinous extradural mass with invasion of the paraspinal muscles. Fungal stains showed that the mass consisted of innumerable Cryptococci. There was no evidence of cryptococcal involvement elsewhere.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Intramedullary Cryptococcic Granuloma of the Spinal CordJournal of Neurosurgery, 1954
- Torula Granuloma of the Cervical Spinal CordJournal of Neurosurgery, 1951
- Neurosurgical Aspects of CryptococcosisJournal of Neurosurgery, 1951