1. Cervical Spinal Epidural Abscess Due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis without Osseous Involvement: A Case Report
- Author
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Diogo Santos Robles, Sofia Esteves, Carlos Sousa, Daniel Simões Lopes, I. Catarino, and Fernando Silva
- Subjects
musculoskeletal diseases ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Tuberculosis ,Decompression ,Arthrodesis ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Spinal epidural abscess ,Mycobacterium tuberculosis ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Rare case ,medicine ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Abscess ,030222 orthopedics ,biology ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,Decompression, Surgical ,Epidural space ,Surgery ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Epidural Abscess ,Cervical Vertebrae ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Case: We present a rare case of cervical spinal epidural abscess due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis without osseous involvement that was treated with decompression and arthrodesis in a 2-stage procedure. Conclusion: Spinal epidural abscess due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the least common of the various forms of spinal tuberculosis. This abscess represents a severe infection of the epidural space that can compromise neural elements and can require urgent surgical intervention to avoid permanent neurological deficits. Early diagnosis and early decompression remain the 2 most important predictors of a successful neurological outcome.
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- 2017