[Spinal epidural abscess due to Fusobacterium nucleatum].
We report a case of spinal epidural abscess. In our knowledge this is the first ever reported case due to Fusobacterium nucleatum. An 83 year old female patient with a history of lumbar trauma presented severe lumbalgia. Magnetic resonance showed the unusual anterior location, complicated by psoas abscess. Laminectomy and lumbar drainage were performed. She was treated with ceftriaxone plus metronidazole during 10 days. The evolution was favourable without any residual neurological morbidity.
Recagno
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Hospital Español de Rosario, Argentina.
Borda
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N
Placenzotti
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C
Jairala
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D
Notario
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R
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016967:Fusobacterium nucleatum; D006801:Humans