Spine
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Review Case Reports
Postoperative toxic shock syndrome after lumbar laminectomy in a male patient.
Postoperative toxic shock syndrome in a male patient who underwent a lumbar laminectomy has not been reported. This case report identifies a rare, and potentially fatal, postoperative complication. ⋯ Spine surgeons should consider postoperative toxic shock syndrome as a diagnosis in a patient with fever, gastrointestinal symptoms, and hypotension in the presence of a benign-appearing lumbar laminectomy wound.
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Pseudohypoparathyroidism associated with disorders of the spine is rarely reported. In this report, the authors present a case of pseudohypoparathyroidism in a 41-year-old man who had narrow spinal canal and multiple disc herniation in the cervical spine. ⋯ A case of pseudohypoparathyroidism-associated spinal stenosis was reported.