Cervicothoracolumbar spinal epidural abscess and cerebral salt wasting.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.12.003.
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Abstract
Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare infectious disease. However, if left unrecognized and untreated, the clinical outcome of SEA can be devastating. To report a rare clinical presentation of a cervicothoracolumbar SEA with cerebral salt wasting (CSW). Case report. Clinical history, physical and laboratory findings, and magnetic resonance imaging studies of a patient with cervicothoracolumbar SEA and CSW. We report the case of a 15-year-old boy with cervicothoracolumbar SEA complicated with CSW and treated with conservative methods. In conclusion, CSW can be seen at the follow-up period of the SEA and the clinicians must be aware of this entity.
Medical subject headings
- Epidural Abscess
- Hyponatremia
- Hypotension
- Staphylococcal Infections
Anatomy
- cervical spine
- thoracic spine
- lumbar spine