Five cases of acute spinal epidural abscess, all in male, two of them in children (6 and 7 years old) and the others in patients older than fifty years are reported. In four cases the pathology was related to skin infection and the staphilococus was the main agent. All the patients had a severe toxinfectius clinical picture, pain on the spine, radicular or spinal cord envolvement or both. There was a delay in diagnosis showing that this pathology is still rather unknown. The cases were treated surgically. Two patients died, two had a complete recovery and the last one recovered with neurological deficit. The patients who died had impairment of the cervical cord and were operated on in very bad general and neurological conditions. Revision o...
Three cases of chronic spinal epidural abscess following spinal epidural analgesia are presented. Sp...
Spinal epidural abscess is a rare but severe infection requiring prompt recognition in order to have...
Spinal epidural abscess represents a surgical emergency because it rapidly leads to complete paralys...
<abstract language="eng">The epidural spinal abscess is a purulent collection located between the du...
42 cases of spinal epidural abscesses were operated on in the years 1957-1980, among approximately 8...
We reviewed medical records and laboratory and diagnostic evaluations for 8 pediatric patients with ...
We report ten patients harbouring spinal epidural abscess, aiming to evaluate the factors that may l...
Abcessos epidurais são formas incomuns de infecção na coluna, com complicações graves em decorência ...
Five patients suffering from spinal epidural abscess associated with neurologic deficit are reported...
We report a case of a spinal epidural abscess (SEA) in a patient without significant risk factors. T...
Background: Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare but severe pyogenic infection of the epidural sp...
AbstractSpinal epidural abscesses (SEAs) are unusual bacterial infections, with possible devastating...
Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare but severe infection requiring prompt recognition. The major...
Background : Iatrogenic epidural abscess complicating neuro-axial blockade is rare, but carries sign...
Background: Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is uncommon but has a potentially disastrous outcome. Its ...
Three cases of chronic spinal epidural abscess following spinal epidural analgesia are presented. Sp...
Spinal epidural abscess is a rare but severe infection requiring prompt recognition in order to have...
Spinal epidural abscess represents a surgical emergency because it rapidly leads to complete paralys...
<abstract language="eng">The epidural spinal abscess is a purulent collection located between the du...
42 cases of spinal epidural abscesses were operated on in the years 1957-1980, among approximately 8...
We reviewed medical records and laboratory and diagnostic evaluations for 8 pediatric patients with ...
We report ten patients harbouring spinal epidural abscess, aiming to evaluate the factors that may l...
Abcessos epidurais são formas incomuns de infecção na coluna, com complicações graves em decorência ...
Five patients suffering from spinal epidural abscess associated with neurologic deficit are reported...
We report a case of a spinal epidural abscess (SEA) in a patient without significant risk factors. T...
Background: Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare but severe pyogenic infection of the epidural sp...
AbstractSpinal epidural abscesses (SEAs) are unusual bacterial infections, with possible devastating...
Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare but severe infection requiring prompt recognition. The major...
Background : Iatrogenic epidural abscess complicating neuro-axial blockade is rare, but carries sign...
Background: Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is uncommon but has a potentially disastrous outcome. Its ...
Three cases of chronic spinal epidural abscess following spinal epidural analgesia are presented. Sp...
Spinal epidural abscess is a rare but severe infection requiring prompt recognition in order to have...
Spinal epidural abscess represents a surgical emergency because it rapidly leads to complete paralys...