title: [Acute immune epiduritis in a child].
abstract: Acute epiduritis is an uncommon disease especially in children. We report an unusual case of acute epiduritis in a child, revealed by characteristic clinical signs and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Given the absence of identified infectious or tumoral cause, and the ineffectiveness of antimicrobial treatment, a therapeutic test with polyvalent immunoglobulins was implemented. Rapid clinical improvement led to the retrospective diagnosis of probable immunological acute epiduritis.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, centre hospitalier de Pau, 4, boulevard Hauterive, 64000 Pau, France. rufinb@hotmail.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boumpoutou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Beze-Beyrie
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guerin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Couleru
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bersani
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Doireau
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007154:Immune System Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007249:Inflammation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous