Favorable Outcome of Long-lasting Thoracic Spondylodiscitis with Spinal Epidural Abscess Induced by Staphylococcus aureus

2003 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Finsterer ◽  
Karl Mahr ◽  
Volker Paral
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Epidural Abscess ◽  
Favorable Outcome ◽  
Spinal Epidural Abscess ◽  
Spinal Epidural

Spinal epidural abscess in adults caused by Staphylococcus aureus: Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors

2012 ◽  
Vol 114 (6) ◽  
pp. 572-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Po-Yu Huang ◽  
Shu-Feng Chen ◽  
Wen-Neng Chang ◽  
Chen-Hsien Lu ◽  
Yao-Chung Chuang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Prognostic Factors ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Epidural Abscess ◽  
Spinal Epidural Abscess ◽  
Spinal Epidural

scholarly journals Extensive spinal epidural abscess complicated with hydrocephalus

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-416
Author(s):  
Corneliu Balan ◽  
Ovidiu Carp ◽  
Corina Iordache
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Epidural Abscess ◽  
Severe Infection ◽  
Favorable Outcome ◽  
Spinal Epidural Abscess ◽  
Csf Flow ◽  
Peritoneal Drainage ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Whole Spine ◽  
Spinal Epidural

Abstract Spinal epidural abscess is a rare but severe infection requiring prompt recognition in order to have a favorable outcome and appropriate treatment, mainly surgical. We present one of the largest extensions of such abscess in literature, involving the whole spine. No surgical treatment was tempted due to the involvement of 19 levels but antibiotics. The evolution of the lesion was complicated with hydrocephalus, by mechanism of cervical block of CSF flow, and needed first external derivation and later ventriculo-peritoneal drainage.

scholarly journals 834Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscess: Clinical Comparison of Staphylococcus aureus and non-Staphylococcus aureus Infections

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. S239-S239
Author(s):  
Kunal Desai ◽  
Leah Carter ◽  
Ronald Markert ◽  
Katelyn Booher ◽  
Steven A. Burdette
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Epidural Abscess ◽  
Spinal Epidural Abscess ◽  
Clinical Comparison ◽  
Spinal Epidural

Aggregatibacter aphrophilus spinal epidural abscess

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. e235320
Author(s):  
Antoine Altdorfer ◽  
Pierre Gavage ◽  
Filip Moerman
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Epidural Abscess ◽  
Spinal Epidural Abscess ◽  
Surgical Drainage ◽  
Eikenella Corrodens ◽  
Aggregatibacter Aphrophilus ◽  
Progressive Neurological Deficit ◽  
Spinal Epidural

A 76-year-old woman with a rare case of spinal epidural abscess (SEA) that had no risk factors for such type of infection, presented symptoms of back pain, progressive neurological deficit of the lower limb and loss of sphincter control. A gadolinium-enhanced MRI confirmed the diagnosis of an SEA. The patient underwent laminectomy with surgical drainage, where cultures showed the presence of Aggregatibacter aphrophilus, a bacterium of the HACEK group (Haemophilus species, Aggregatibacter species, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella species), rarely involved in SEA. Following surgery, the patient was treated with intravenous ceftriaxone for 6 weeks, and this gave excellent results.

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