Epidural abscess secondary to Streptococcus pneumoniae . A case report and review of the literature.
| Autor: | Leavitt NJ; Internal Medicine Resident at HCA Citrus Memorial Hospital, 502 W Highland Blvd, Inverness, FL 34452, USA., Al-Nasseri AM; Internal Medicine Resident at HCA Citrus Memorial Hospital, 502 W Highland Blvd, Inverness, FL 34452, USA., Brady AC; Medical Director of Department of Infectious Diseases at Samaritan Health Services, 3600 NW Samaritan Dr, Corvallis, OR 97330, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | IDCases [IDCases] 2023 Jul 21; Vol. 33, pp. e01853. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 21 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01853 |
| Abstrakt: | While spinal epidural abscess is a well described disease process, this condition is rarely caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. This case describes a case of spinal epidural abscess secondary to S. pneumoniae in an otherwise healthy, immunocompetent 61-year-old female without a history of spinal procedures, obvious source of hematogenous seeding, or clear risk factors for invasive pneumococcal infection. She was treated with IV and oral antibiotic therapy and made a full recovery. Competing Interests: All authors have no support from any organization for the submitted work; no financial relationships with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work, no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work. (© 2023 Published by Elsevier Ltd.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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