1. An extensive spinal epidural abscess successfully treated conservatively
- Author
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M Plazier, P Jan Simons, J. E. A. M. van Bergen, and J Baets
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Male ,Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ,Reoperation ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Gastroplasty ,medicine.drug_class ,Antibiotics ,Spinal epidural abscess ,Floxacillin ,Surgical decompression ,Postoperative Complications ,X ray computed ,Antibiotic therapy ,medicine ,Humans ,Intraspinal abscess ,Radiculopathy ,Neurologic Examination ,Lumbar Vertebrae ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,Staphylococcal Infections ,Spinal cord ,Magnetic Resonance Imaging ,Surgery ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Spinal Cord ,Epidural Abscess ,Cervical Vertebrae ,Neurology (clinical) ,Human medicine ,Teicoplanin ,business ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,Spinal cord pathology - Abstract
A spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is an uncommon condition, appearing in 0.22 cases per 10 000 hospital admissions. Urgent surgical decompression in combination with long term antibiotics is the common treatment of choice for SEA. However, in some cases, a non-surgical treatment can also be considered. In this case report, a patient is presented with SEA extending from C2 to L3 which was successfully treated with antibiotic therapy without surgical intervention.
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- 2009