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Journal of International Medical Research, 2022 Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare but severe infection with potentially devastating consequences. Epidural abscesses caused by Salmonella serogroup C2 are even rarer and tend to be more invasive with multidrug resistance. Early diagnosis, effective
Ta-Li Hsu, Chia-Jui Yang, Jwo-Luen Pao
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Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2019 Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is uncommon with an incidence reported as 0.33–1.96 abscesses per 10,000 hospital admissions per year. Two-thirds of the cases were caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Escherichia coli (E.
Abdelmoniem Moustafa +6 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019 We report a rare case of culture negative L4-L5 discitis and epidural abscess in an immunocompetent child who had dry cupping therapy performed to treat low back strain.
Gang Wang +6 more
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Upper Cervical Epidural Abscess in Clinical Practice: Diagnosis and Management
Global Spine Journal, 2016 Study Design Narrative review. Objective Upper cervical epidural abscess (UCEA) is a rare surgical emergency. Despite increasing incidence, uncertainty remains as to how it should initially be managed.
Khalid Al-Hourani +2 more
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Orthopaedic Surgery, Volume 18, Issue 6, Page 1298-1308, June 2026.The formation of lumbar ligamentum flavum cyst (LLFC) represents one of the extremely rare etiologies of lumbar spinal stenosis. Owing to the rarity of such cases and the severe adhesion of LLFC to adjacent tissues, significant challenges are posed to surgical intervention.
Chunjian Gu +3 more
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Case report on the development of a brucellosis-related epidural abscess
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2011 Brucellosis is an endemic disease in developing countries. The most commonly observed complications include bone-joint involvement, particularly sacroiliitis and spondylitis. Epidural abscesses caused by brucellosis are a rare complication.
Şükran Köse +3 more
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Medical Journal of Australia, Volume 224, Issue 6, June 2026.ABSTRACT Objectives To characterise the clinical, microbiological and economic burden of hospital‐admitted, injection‐related infections among incarcerated people who inject drugs. Study Type Retrospective observational cohort study. Setting Secure unit of the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
Andrew Palmer +10 more
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Tuberculous lumbar spinal epidural abscess in a young adult (case report)
SICOT-J, 2018 Introduction: Spinal Epidural abscess (SEA) is an uncommon pathology that needs an urgent intervention to decompress the pressure on the spinal epidural sac, cord, and roots.
Hasan Ghazwan Abdulla +2 more
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Acute Soft Head Syndrome, A Rare Complication of Sickle Cell Anemia: A Case Report
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.ABSTRACT Acute soft head syndrome (ASHS) is a rare clinical complication of sickle cell disease (SCD). It presents as a progressive, non‐traumatic, and tender swelling of one or more areas of the scalp. Aetiopathophysiology is still less understood but hypothesized to be a result of loss of cortical skull bone integrity from increased extramedullary ...
Mohammed Nuru‐Deen Fuseini +2 more
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Severe low back pain due to retroperitoneal abscess formation in diabetic patients
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2002 We report two cases of diabetic patients with severe low back pain associated with retroperitoneal abscesses. In the first case, multiple retroperitoneal and spinal epidural abscesses were detected.
Ohmori Masami +6 more
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