Medical treatment of a spinal epidural abscess with neurologic deficits

Tzu Tsao Chung, Cheng Ta Hsieh, Ming Ying Liu, Cheng Fu Chang

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摘要

In spite of advances in medical knowledge, imaging techniques, and surgical interventions, the diagnosis and treatment of spinal epidural abscess remains a challenge. The diagnosis is often elusive, but achieving diagnosis prior to the onset of neurological deficits is essential to preserving the vital neurological function. Traditionally, urgent surgical decompression and drainage remain the mainstay therapy for spinal epidural abscess. In recent years, with the improvement of antibiotics, conservative treatment with adequate antibiotics has been proposed as an effective method in selective patients. We report a case of spinal epidural abscess in a 50-year-old man, who complained of progressive weakness of lower extremities for 4 days before admission. After conservative treatment with antibiotics alone, the patient recovered uneventfully from previous neurological deficits. The relevant literature is also reviewed.

原文英語
頁(從 - 到)37-40
頁數4
期刊Journal of Medical Sciences (Taiwan)
33
發行號1
DOIs
出版狀態已發佈 - 2013

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • 一般醫學

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