Nonsurgical treatment of spinal epidural abscess: Report of a case

L. L. Wu; S. T. Chen; L. M. Tang

Nonsurgical treatment of spinal epidural abscess: Report of a case

L. L. Wu^*
, S. T. Chen
, L. M. Tang

^*Corresponding author for this work

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

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Abstract

Traditionally, the treatment of choice for spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is decompressive laminectomy and debridement followed by antibiotics. In recent years, nonsurgical treatment in selected cases has been reported. This report describes a 39-year-old man with lumbar SEA diagnosed by computed tomographic-myelography. In the absence of neurological deficit and the presence of infective endocarditis and a known pathogen, the patient received only antibiotic treatment and made an uneventful recovery.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	253-255
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume	93
Issue number	3
State	Published - 1994
Externally published	Yes

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