Two Cases of Spinal Epidural Abscess in Hemodialysis Patients / 영남의대학술지
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
;
: 36-38, 2013.
Article
Dans Anglais
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| ID: wpr-120059
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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Disponible
Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Toxicomanie intraveineuse
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Incidence
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Dialyse rénale
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Lombalgie
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Dorsalgie
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Abcès épidural
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Diagnostic précoce
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Dialyse
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Cathéters
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Fièvre
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
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Etude d'incidence
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Étude pronostique
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Étude de dépistage
Limites du sujet:
Humains
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
Année:
2013
Type:
Article
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