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Primary spinal epidural abscess: magnetic resonance imaging characteristics and diagnosis. [PDF]
BMC Med ImagingRationale and objective To investigate the MR characteristics of phlegmonous stage and abscess stage primary spinal epidural abscess. Materials and methods This study retrospectively analyzed the clinical and imaging characteristics of 27 cases of ...
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Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2021 A 13-year-old girl was admitted for headache, right periorbital swelling and erythema. CT imaging demonstrated right orbital preseptal cellulitis, severe pansinusitis and suspected epidural abscess. Brain MRI and sinus CT confirmed an epidural abscess in
Robert R. Lisac +3 more
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Atypical Presentation of Spinal Epidural Abscess—Prolonged and Intractable Abdominal Pain
International Journal of Gerontology, 2009 Despite advances in medicine, early diagnosis of spinal epidural abscess remains a challenge to clinicians. The most common symptoms of spinal epidural abscess include back pain, fever, and neuralgic deficits.
Cheng-Chih Lin +5 more
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Spinal epidural abscess due to Pasteurella multocida infection
IDCases, 2020 Pasteurella multocida (P. multocida) is a gram-negative coccobacillus that comprises the normal oral, upper respiratory, and gastrointestinal flora of many wild and domestic animals.
Fahad Aftab Khan Lodhi +4 more
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Lemierre syndrome caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae complicated by epidural abscess – Case report
IDCases, 2020 Klebsiella pneumoniae is an extremely rare case of the Lemierre syndrome, which is characterized as septic thrombophlebitis of the jugular vein as a consequence of oropharyngeal infection.
Peter Sabaka +3 more
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Cervical Intradural Abscess Masquerading as an Epidural Collection
Global Spine Journal, 2013 Intradural spinal cord abscesses especially in the cervical spine are a rare occurrence. We report a rare presentation of an intradural extramedullary abscess at the atlantoaxial level, initially misdiagnosed as an epidural collection.
Muhammed Yaser Hasan +4 more
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Indian Spine Journal, 2021 Tubercular spinal epidural abscess without osseous involvement is an extremely rare presentation of spinal tuberculosis. We report a case of perianal Crohn’s disease, who developed a tubercular epidural abscess in lumbosacral spine without osseous ...
Phani Kiran Surapuraju +2 more
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Predictors of conservative treatment for pyogenic spondylitis
Spine Surgery and Related Research, 2017 Introduction: Although initial treatments for pyogenic spondylitis include conservative approaches such as rest and antibiotics, some cases are refractory to conservative therapy.
Fumitaka Kugimiya +5 more
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A rare presentation of cauda equina syndrome due to pyogenic iliopsoas abscess: A case report
Journal of Orthopaedic Reports, 2022 Background: Iliopsoas abscess, though usually presents with innocuous features, may sometimes complicate the clinical course with neurologic complications or hyperacute symptoms.
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Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 BackgroundSpinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare purulent infection of the central nervous system. Abscesses confined to the spinal canal can compress the spinal cord, causing nerve damage and even death in severe cases (1).
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