Pediatric spinal epidural abscess in an immunocompetent host without risk factors: Case report and review of the literature

Pediatric spinal epidural abscess in an immunocompetent host without risk factors: Case report and review of the literature

Spinal epidural abscesses (SEAs) are unusual bacterial infections, with possible devastating neurologic sequelae. Despite abundance of case series in adults, reports in children are scanty. We describe a spontaneous SEA due to methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) in a previously heal...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Vergori, Alfonso Cerase, Lucia Migliorini, Maria Grazia Pluchino, Giuseppe Oliveri, Umberto Arrigucci, Andrea De Luca, Francesca Montagnani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Spinal epidural abscess
Management
Staphylococcus aureus
Children
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221425091500030X

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