Pan-regional (cervico-thoraco-lumbo-sacral) spinal epidural abscess with multi-level discitis, vertebral body osteomyelitis and facet joint septic arthritis: complete resolution with non-operative management

Pan-regional (cervico-thoraco-lumbo-sacral) spinal epidural abscess with multi-level discitis, vertebral body osteomyelitis and facet joint septic arthritis: complete resolution with non-operative management

Background and importance: Pan-regional (i.e. cervico-thoraco-lumbo-sacral [CTLS]) spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is rare: only 7 cases have been reported to date. Clinical presentation: A 68 year old male, without immunosuppression, presented with severe thoracic back pain and fulminant septicaemia....

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Main Authors: Appukutty Manickam, MRCS, Laurence A.G. Marshman, MD, FRACS, Ipeson P. Korah, MBBS, DMRD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Total spinal
Epidural
Abscess
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221475191400022X

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