Pediatric lumbar epidural abscess combined with cauda equina syndrome: case report.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.4184/asj.2011.5.2.133 and PMC identifier 3095804.
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Abstract
Pyogenic epidural abscess is a very rare disease. Once it occurs, it promptly progresses and can cause neurologic paralysis. Mean age of onset has been reported to be 57 years. Here we report making a diagnosis of pyogenic lumbar epidural abscess accompanying cauda equina syndrome in a 10-year-old girl. We treated this case successfully with surgical drainage and antibiotics. We report our case with a review of the literature.
Anatomy
- lumbar spine