Lumbar spontaneous pyogenic epidural spinal abscess with cauda equina syndrome: A rare case
Pyogenic epidural spinal abscess, though a rare disease, is a medico-surgical emergency as it can be potentially life threatening. Moreover, it has a propensity to promptly progress and cause devastating complications, including neurologic paraplegia. Here, we present a case of a young adolescent gi...
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| author | Gourav Jatav S.V. Rege U.L. Sandeep Varma |
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| description | Pyogenic epidural spinal abscess, though a rare disease, is a medico-surgical emergency as it can be potentially life threatening. Moreover, it has a propensity to promptly progress and cause devastating complications, including neurologic paraplegia. Here, we present a case of a young adolescent girl who presented with sudden onset weakness of both lower limbs, associated with bladder and bowel incontinence. She underwent spinal cord decompression surgery and evacuation of the epidural abscess, with a favorable outcome. This case report highlights the importance of an early diagnosis and treatment in order to avoid an adverse evolution. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9eb617e65b745ae90b910c578c5833a2022-12-21T18:54:47ZengElsevierInterdisciplinary Neurosurgery2214-75192020-12-0122100713Lumbar spontaneous pyogenic epidural spinal abscess with cauda equina syndrome: A rare caseGourav Jatav0S.V. Rege1U.L. Sandeep Varma2Corresponding author.; Department of Neurosurgery, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, IndiaPyogenic epidural spinal abscess, though a rare disease, is a medico-surgical emergency as it can be potentially life threatening. Moreover, it has a propensity to promptly progress and cause devastating complications, including neurologic paraplegia. Here, we present a case of a young adolescent girl who presented with sudden onset weakness of both lower limbs, associated with bladder and bowel incontinence. She underwent spinal cord decompression surgery and evacuation of the epidural abscess, with a favorable outcome. This case report highlights the importance of an early diagnosis and treatment in order to avoid an adverse evolution.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751919302749 |
| spellingShingle | Gourav Jatav S.V. Rege U.L. Sandeep Varma Lumbar spontaneous pyogenic epidural spinal abscess with cauda equina syndrome: A rare case Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery |
| title | Lumbar spontaneous pyogenic epidural spinal abscess with cauda equina syndrome: A rare case |
| title_full | Lumbar spontaneous pyogenic epidural spinal abscess with cauda equina syndrome: A rare case |
| title_fullStr | Lumbar spontaneous pyogenic epidural spinal abscess with cauda equina syndrome: A rare case |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lumbar spontaneous pyogenic epidural spinal abscess with cauda equina syndrome: A rare case |
| title_short | Lumbar spontaneous pyogenic epidural spinal abscess with cauda equina syndrome: A rare case |
| title_sort | lumbar spontaneous pyogenic epidural spinal abscess with cauda equina syndrome a rare case |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751919302749 |
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