Diagnosis of spinal epidural abscess: a case report and literature review

INTRODUCTION: Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare but serious cause of back pain in the critical care setting. It occurs most commonly in adults in their fifth and sixth decades of life. Risk factors include diabetes mellitus, alcoholism, AIDS or other immunocompromised states, cancer, intraveno...

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Published in:Spinal Cord Ser Cases
Main Authors: Chima-Melton, Chidinma, Pearl, Michelle, Scheiner, Marni
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5382353/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28435744
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/scsandc.2017.13
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