A rare case of holocord spinal epidural abscess

Sahu, Kamal Kant; Chastain, Iryna

doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcz291

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“…Prompt diagnosis and treatment of SEA is essential as delay can result in paralysis or death. 1 6 17 22 23 24 Due to its low incidence and nonspecific presentation, accurately diagnosing SEA can be challenging with up to 75% of cases being misdiagnosed, misdiagnosis is alarmingly common. 1 18 23 25 26 There is a significant reduction in diagnostic delays by implementing a novel decision guideline using risk factor assessment followed by ESR and CRP testing before obtaining definitive imaging for suspected SEA.…”

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“…Prompt diagnosis and treatment of SEA is essential as delay can result in paralysis or death [44][45][46][47][48][49].…”

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“…Thus, the indication of surgical or conservative management, combined with antibiotic therapy, must be carefully analyzed so that there is a favorable result. Improvements some motor and sensory deficits after physiotherapy SAHU; CHAST AIN, 2019 [48] Female GUPTA; TAY, 2018 [30] Female, 9m…”

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Acute Paraplegia Caused by Spinal Epidural Empyema Following Infectious Cellulitis of the Hand: Case Report and Literature Review

Nery,

Filho,

Nunes

et al. 2024

J Neurol Surg Rep

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Background: Spinal epidural abscess is a rare but serious condition that can cause spinal cord compression and neurological deficits. Case Description and Methods: The article reports a case of a 31-year-old patient who presented with an infectious cellulitis in the left hand, which progressed to a spinal epidural abscess. The diagnosis was confirmed by clinical examination and magnetic resonance imaging. Treatment involved laminectomy, after which the patient had complete recovery of neurological deficits. This article is a case report with a literature review. Patient data and images were collected by the researchers who participated in the patient’s care. The literature was reviewed by one of the researchers based on the search for articles in the PubMed database. For the research, the following keywords were inserted: “Spinal epidural empyema”, “Spinal epidural abscess”. Conclusion: Spinal epidural abscess is often underdiagnosed, which can lead to delays in treatment and serious complications. The relationship between cellulitis and spinal epidural abscess may be related to the spread of infection through the lymphatic or blood system.

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“…Prompt diagnosis and treatment of SEA is essential as delay can result in paralysis or death [44][45][46][47][48][49].…”

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Acute Paraplegia Caused by Spinal Epidural Empyema Following Infectious Cellulitis of the Hand: Case Report and Literature Review

Nery,

Filho,

Nunes

et al. 2024

J Neurol Surg Rep

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“…Synovial fluid culture helps in guiding targeted further treatment. Duration of therapy in such cases is variable and depends on patient clinical response and inflammatory markers serial measurements 5…”

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Septic arthritis of hip joint and its devastating complications

Sahu¹,

Tsitsilianos

Moselle

et al. 2020

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Become a Fellow of BMJ Case Reports today and you can: ► Submit as many cases as you like ► Enjoy fast sympathetic peer review and rapid publication of accepted articles ► Access all the published articles ► Re-use any of the published material for personal use and teaching without further permission Customer service If you have any further queries about your subscription, please contact our customer services team on +44 (0) 207111 1105 or via email at support@bmj.com. Visit casereports.bmj.com for more articles like this and to become a Fellow therapy in such cases is variable and depends on patient clinical response and inflammatory markers serial measurements. 5 Contributors KKS wrote the manuscript and reviewed literature. NT reviewed manuscript writing. LM performed manuscript writing and management of the case. AM reviewed literature management.

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“…Any collection or mass in the orbit and neck, paravertebral region and paraspinal space need emergent care to prevent neurological catastrophe. [7][8][9][10] Contributors KKS performed management, review and manuscript writing. NT did management, literature search and grammar edit.…”

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