脊髓硬膜外脓肿
硬膜外脓肿
脓肿
医学
地质学
外科
作者
Vinita D Yadav,Devi Parvathy Jyothi Ramachandran Nair,Shefali Amin,Manish Shrestha,Pavani Pagolu
出处
期刊:Cureus
[Cureus, Inc.]
日期:2024-05-22
摘要
We present a case of a 94-year-old female who presented to the emergency room with a fever and generalized weakness without an initial obvious source of infection. Throughout admission, she continued to be febrile despite broad-spectrum antibiotics. Several days into admission, the patient complained of severe back pain, necessitating magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the entire spine. The imaging revealed an extensive epidural fluid collection consistent with a spinal epidural abscess. Fortunately, she did not have any neurological deficits and was treated conservatively with IV antibiotics with improvement. This case highlights this rare presentation and the importance of early diagnosis and management of spinal epidural abscesses.
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