title: Lumbar spinal abscess managed conservatively. Case report.
abstract: The authors report the case of a patient with spinal abscess in whom operation was withheld because of severe concomitant medical problems. Conservative management resulted in apparent cure.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002437:Cefazolin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003042:Cocaine; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000150:complications; D003932:Heroin; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008578:Meninges; D008712:Methicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D010068:Oxacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D013355:Subdural Space; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003932:Heroin; D003042:Cocaine; D002437:Cefazolin; D008712:Methicillin; D010068:Oxacillin