Cervicothoracolumbar spinal epidural abscess with tetraparesis. Good recovery after non-surgical treatment with antibiotics and dexamethasone. Case report and review of the literature
| Autor: | H. Wessling, P. de las Heras |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.drug_class Antibiotics Anti-Inflammatory Agents Tetraparesis Quadriplegia Spinal epidural abscess Dexamethasone Thoracic Vertebrae Pharmacotherapy Spinal cord compression medicine Humans business.industry Lumbosacral Region Middle Aged medicine.disease Epidural space Surgery Anti-Bacterial Agents medicine.anatomical_structure Epidural Abscess Anesthesia Thoracic vertebrae Drug Therapy Combination Female Neurology (clinical) business Neck medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Neurocirugia (Asturias, Spain). 14(6) |
| ISSN: | 1130-1473 |
| Popis: | We report the conservative treatment of a spinal epidural abscess (SEA) caused by escherichia coli and affecting the anterior epidural space from C2 to L4 in a diabetic, obese patient presenting with tetraparesis. The favourable clinical response to the administration of dexamethasone and antibiotics is described. We review the literature on non-surgical treatment of SEA with special regard to the use of corticosteroids. |
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