• Acta Orthop Scand · Apr 1999

    Acute spinal epidural abscess without concurrent spondylodiscitis. Successful closed treatment in 10 cases.

    • T Ahl, M Hedström, A von Heijne, and S Hammers Stiernstedt.
    • Department of Orthopaedics, Karolinska Institute, Danderyd Hospital, Sweden. torbjorn.ahl@ort.ds.sll.se
    • Acta Orthop Scand. 1999 Apr 1; 70 (2): 199-202.

    AbstractWe performed a retrospective survey of the clinical records and radiological examinations of 10 patients with a diagnosis of spinal epidural abscess, without spondylodiscitis. All patients had an acute onset of fever and local or radiating back pain. 3 patients had mild, and 1 patient severe neurological symptoms. The diagnosis and subsequent regression of the abscess after treatment were verified by MRI. In all cases, the imaging findings included signs of septic arthritis in an adjoining facet joint. 7/10 abscesses were located in the lumbar region. Blood cultures showed Staphylococcus aureus as the etiological agent in 8/10 patients. In 2 cases, no agent was found, probably due to ongoing antibiotic therapy when the cultures were taken. All patients were treated successfully using antibiotics alone, with complete regression of the neurological symptoms.

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