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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
; 80(3): 351-3, 2009 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19228675
RESUMO
A spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is an uncommon condition, appearing in 0.2-2 cases per 10,000 hospital admissions. Urgent surgical decompression in combination with long term antibiotics is the common treatment of choice for SEA. However, in some cases, a non-surgical treatment can also be considered. In this case report, a patient is presented with SEA extending from C2 to L3 which was successfully treated with antibiotic therapy without surgical intervention.