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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jan 1997
Case Reports[Peridural abscess complicating spinal anesthesia in a diabetic patient].
- D Popesco, E Fodzo, A Yagoubi, J Dekens, and J Tchaoussoff.
- Département d'anesthésie-réanimation A, centre hospitalo-universitaire, Amiens, France.
- Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 1997 Jan 1; 16 (8): 964966964-6.
AbstractInfectious complications of spinal or epidural anaesthesia are rare, particularly after spinal anaesthesia. Most of them consist of a meningitis. We report a case of epidural abscess due to Staphylococcus aureus following spinal anaesthesia in a 62-year-old diabetic patient, diagnosed 45 days after the puncture with bacterial samples and magnetic resonance imaging. The pejorative neurological outcome required a laminectomy in spite of an efficient anti-staphylococcal treatment.
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