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Clinical History: A 42-year-old male presented to the emergency department with weakness and paraesthesia in the lower limbs, back pain, and fever. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed an increased white blood cell count (predominantly polymorphonuclear) and protein.
Hall WA, Munakomi S, Mesfin FB.
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Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2020 N ...
Luo, Christine T, Yee, Jennifer
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Neurocritical Care, 2005 The incidence of spinal epidural abscesses (SEAs) is rising. Although increased awareness has led to decreased mortality, morbidity remains unacceptably high, with rapid deterioration of neurological status when there is a delay in initiation of treatment.
Krishna, Kumar, Gary, Hunter
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2009 Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) remains a relatively infrequent diagnosis. Staphylococcus aureus is the most com- mon organism identified, and the infectious source in SEA emanates from skin and soft tissue infections in about 20 % of instances. The thoracic spine is most often involved followed bythelumbar spine.The classic triad offever, spinalpain ...
Lambertucci, José Roberto +1 more
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Spinal epidural abscess in brucellosis [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2013 Involvement of the skeletal system is a common complication of brucellosis. However, muscle involvement or paraspinal abscess formation are rare complications. Paraspinal abscess usually develops secondary to spondylitis. A case is reported here of a 33-year-old woman with symptoms of night sweats, fever and low back pain.
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Acute spinal epidural abscess [PDF]
Spinal Cord, 1979 A case of acute spinal epidural abscess is reported demonstrating many of the important features in the natural history of the disorder. The pathological changes in the cord at the level of the lesion are described. A series of 12 patients is reviewed.
R N, Hakin, A A, Burt, J B, Cook
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Neurologia medico-chirurgica, 1987 A case of a 17-year-old boy with a spinal epidural abscess and a history of pus in the knee, followed by paraplegia is reported. Myelography, metrizamide computed tomography myelography, and radioisotope scan were useful in the diagnosis. A laminectomy of Th10 was performed.
MUNEMOTO, Shigeru +8 more
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques, 2001 S H, Khan, S, Hattingh, R W, Griebel
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Extensive spinal epidural abscess
Asian Journal of Surgery, 2023 Guoqing Li, Weihu Ma, Jiao Bai
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