title: Intramedullary spinal cord abscess.
abstract: We report a patient with a chronic intramedullary spinal cord abscess who suffered an episode of acute meningitis due to rupture of the abscess into the subarachnoid space.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Miranda Carús
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Anciones
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lara
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Isla
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013346:Subarachnoid Space