Intramedullary spinal cord abscess.
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.
Miranda Carús
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Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
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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