Two Cases of Spinal Epidural Abscess in Hemodialysis Patients / 영남의대학술지
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
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: 36-38, 2013.
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en Inglés
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ABSTRACT
While epidural abscesses are rare in hemodialysis patients, they can cause severe neurological complications that can be fatal because only nonspecific symptoms appear in the early stages of the infection. Their incidence increased recently due to intravenous drug abuse, invasive spinal surgery, percutaneous vertebral procedures, and the development of diagnostic modalities. The increased number of cases is related to the use of dialysis catheters in hemodialysis patients. If a patient has fever and back pain, doctors should eliminate the possibility of other common diseases and consider spinal epidural infection. Early diagnosis and proper treatment are important to prevent neurological complications. In this paper, the symptoms, blood work, magnetic resonanceimaging (MRI) findings, and clinical course of two hemodialysis patients who developed spinal epidural abscesses are described.
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Asunto principal:
Abuso de Sustancias por Vía Intravenosa
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Incidencia
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Diálisis Renal
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Dolor de la Región Lumbar
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Dolor de Espalda
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Absceso Epidural
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Diagnóstico Precoz
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Diálisis
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Catéteres
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Fiebre
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de incidencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Estudio de tamizaje
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
Año:
2013
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