title: Spinal intrathecal empyema due to Actinomyces israelii.
abstract: The authors report a case of a spinal intrathecal empyema caused by Actinomyces israelii in a patient who had been diagnosed, four years previously, of a left petrous apex abscess due to an unknown microorganism. The clinical course is outlined and the possibility of both lesions being related is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service of Neurosurgery, Universidad, Autonoma de Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alday
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Lopez-Ferro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Guerrero
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Barnés
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000150:complications*; D004653:Empyema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed