Nonoperative Management of a Multi-Regional Epidural Abscess with Neurological Dysfunction
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Epidural abscess of the spinal column is a rare condition that can be fatal if left untreated. It promptly progresses and can cause neurologic paralysis, urinary retention or cauda equina syndrome. Compromised immune system that occurs in patients with diabetes mellitus, AIDS, chronic renal failure, alcoholism, or cancer is a predisposing factor. It mostly occurs in adults. Here we would like...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Spine Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2211-4599
DOI: 10.14444/2047