Spinal epidural abscess secondary to gram-negative bacteria: case report and literature review

• Hauptverfasser: Eric D. Van Baarsel (Verfasst von), Yazeed Kesbeh (Verfasst von), Huthayfa A. Kahf (Verfasst von), Vandan Patel (Verfasst von), Bruce Weng (Verfasst von), Made Sutjita (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Bacterial spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare suppurative infection that commonly presents with nonspecific symptoms along with the infrequent triad of fever, back pain, and neurological deficits. Risk factors include diabetes mellitus, intravenous drug use, degenerative disc disease, infection...