Fungal Contamination of Methylprednisolone Causing Recurrent Lumbosacral Intradural Abscess
Fungal meningitis transmitted through injections of methylprednisolone contaminated with Exserohilum rostratum affected 753 persons and caused 61 deaths in the United States in 2012. We report a case of infection recurrence after 24-months with the unique manifestation of an intradural fungal absces...
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| author | Jaclyn J. Renfrow Mark B. Frenkel Wesley Hsu |
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| description | Fungal meningitis transmitted through injections of methylprednisolone contaminated with Exserohilum rostratum affected 753 persons and caused 61 deaths in the United States in 2012. We report a case of infection recurrence after 24-months with the unique manifestation of an intradural fungal abscess. Fungal disease should remain on the differential diagnosis list for previously exposed patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-abaf054d5a1c494bbd6f7fe96a26d36f2022-12-22T03:20:31ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592017-03-0123355255310.3201/eid2303.161334Fungal Contamination of Methylprednisolone Causing Recurrent Lumbosacral Intradural AbscessJaclyn J. RenfrowMark B. FrenkelWesley HsuFungal meningitis transmitted through injections of methylprednisolone contaminated with Exserohilum rostratum affected 753 persons and caused 61 deaths in the United States in 2012. We report a case of infection recurrence after 24-months with the unique manifestation of an intradural fungal abscess. Fungal disease should remain on the differential diagnosis list for previously exposed patients.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/3/16-1334_articlecontaminated methylprednisolone injectionepidural steroidsfungal abscessfungiUnited States |
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| title | Fungal Contamination of Methylprednisolone Causing Recurrent Lumbosacral Intradural Abscess |
| title_full | Fungal Contamination of Methylprednisolone Causing Recurrent Lumbosacral Intradural Abscess |
| title_fullStr | Fungal Contamination of Methylprednisolone Causing Recurrent Lumbosacral Intradural Abscess |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fungal Contamination of Methylprednisolone Causing Recurrent Lumbosacral Intradural Abscess |
| title_short | Fungal Contamination of Methylprednisolone Causing Recurrent Lumbosacral Intradural Abscess |
| title_sort | fungal contamination of methylprednisolone causing recurrent lumbosacral intradural abscess |
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