title: Extensive primary epidural abscess. Report of a case.
abstract: We report a case of Staphylococcus aureus epidural infection extending from the cervical to the lumbar spine. Findings from the first magnetic resonance imaging study were misleading. The symptoms resolved fully under medical treatment, with no recurrence after 1 year.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology department, CHU Grenoble, France. wpaillas@aol.com
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Duc
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grange
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gaudin
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brun
authors.forename: Rym Kara
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Terki
authors.forename: Laurence Pittet
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Barbier
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Phelip
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Juvin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001284:Atrophy; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000473:pathology*