Spinal intrathecal empyema due to Actinomyces israelii.
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.
Alday
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Service of Neurosurgery, Universidad, Autonoma de Madrid, Spain.
Lopez-Ferro
M O
MO
Fernandez-Guerrero
M
M
Ruiz-Barnés
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P
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