title: Pyomyelia: an intramedullary spinal abscess complicating lumbar lipoma with spina bifida.
abstract: We report a case of spinal dysraphism, complicated by an intramedullary spinal abscess (IMSA). The magnetic resonance images of this case are shown and the pathophysiology of this condition is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Midland Centre for Neurosurgery & Neurology, Smethwick, West Midlands.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hardwidge
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Palsingh
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery