title: Conservative management of extradural abscess complicating spinal-extradural anaesthesia for caesarean section.
abstract: We report a case of lumbar extradural abscess that presented 9 days after an elective Caesarean section performed under combined spinal-extradural anaesthesia. This was successfully treated conservatively with full recovery. The clinical course included development, and then resolution, of mild paraparesis. Conservative treatment of an extradural abscess in the obstetric population has not been described previously.
authors.affiliation: Wellington Hospital, Capital Coast Health Ltd., New Zealand.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Dysart
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004824:Epidural Space; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*