Unusual presentation of pyogenic spinal epidural abscess. A case report.
A patient with pyogenic spinal epidural abscess is presented, in whom features suggestive of tuberculous arachnoiditis were initially present. The differential diagnosis and management of the two conditions are reviewed.
D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D001100:Arachnoiditis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004824:Epidural Space; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009192:Myelography; D013115:Spinal Canal