title: Failure to diagnose: epidural abscess.
abstract: Early diagnosis of spinal epidural abscess is often elusive. Late diagnosis may leave the patient with permanent and severe neurological disability. The aim of this article is to raise general practitioners' awareness of this uncommon condition.
authors.affiliation: MDA National. sbird@mdnational.com.au
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bird
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D012308:Risk Management