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Neisseria gonorrhoeae paravertebral abscess
, 2014 The authors present the case of an isolated gonococcal paravertebral abscess with an epidural component in a 42-year-old man. A primary epidural abscess of the spine is a rare condition and is most commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus. In this report,
Low, Sharon Y. Y.;Ong, Catherine W. M.;Hsueh, Po-Ren;Tambyah, Paul Ananth;Yeo, Tseng Tsai +1 more
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Spinal epidural abscess in a neonate
, 2011 Spinal epidural abscess constitutes a neurosurgical emergency in which early diagnosis and prompt decompression are necessary to avoid permanent cord damage. This entity is rare in premature infants and neonates in whom diagnosis can be challenging.
Michelle Bode, Zulma Tovar-Spinoza
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Tuberculosis spinal epidural abscess without osseous involvement: A report of two cases
Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, 2017 Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare but potentially devastating condition. Tuberculosis (TB) as the aetiology of epidural abscess especially without bony the involvement of vertebrae is uncommon.
Himanshu Prasad +6 more
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Spondylodiskitis Associated with Epidural Abscess Due to Brucellosis
, 2011 Spondylodiskitis with epidural abscess due to brucellosis is very rare and serious complication, and it may result in neurological deficits. Here, we report a 29 year-old male patient with brucellosis causing spondylodiskitis and spinal epidural abscess ...
ÖNLEN, YUSUF +11 more
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Spinal Abscess after Epidural Catheter Insertion: A Case Report
Global Spine Journal, 2014 Introduction Epidural anesthesia has become a common practice for treatment of acute surgical pain and to relieve chronic pain syndromes. Despite its many qualities, potential risks have been described. Spinal epidural abscess is one of its most perilous
T. Velnar, G. Bunc, J. Ravnik
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Pyogenic arthritis of a lumbar facet joint, a rare cause of retroperitoneal abscess: a case report
Spine Surgery and Related Research, 2018 Introduction: Pyogenic arthritis in the spinal facet joint is rare, although the wide availability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has increased the detection rate.
Hiroaki Kimura +3 more
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Cervical epidural extra-osseous Ewing sarcoma mimicking an epidural abscess
, 2016 We report a case of a 21-year-old woman presenting with quadriplegia which was initially diagnosed with an epidural abscess in view of her MR scan and raised inflammatory marker levels.
Karabatsou, Konstantina +4 more
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Spinal epidural abscess due to Brucella
, 2006 Background: Brucellar spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rarely encountered clinical entity during the course of the systemic Brucella ...
Gorgulu, Evlin +6 more
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Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Complication of Spinal Epidural Abscess
Case Reports in Medicine, 2010 Epidural injections for chronic low back pain are controversial, and their effectiveness is debated. Although epidural injections are considered a minor procedure with low morbidity, catastrophic complications may occur.
Armando Bedoya, Bethany Gentilesco
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