Diffuse arachnoiditis following epidural analgesia.
Four cases of spinal arachnoiditis are reported, which occurred as a delayed complication of epidural anaesthesia. Different causes are considered: the most convincing hypothesis is that there was a subarachnoid hyperergic reaction to the drugs injected during epidural anaesthesia.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001100:Arachnoiditis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male