title: Spinal epidural abscess -- a rare complication of inflammatory bowel disease.
abstract: Spinal epidural abscess is an uncommon but highly morbid illness. While it usually afflicts older, immunocompromised patients, this condition has been reported as a result of intestinal perforation in the setting of inflammatory bowel disease. Two cases of spinal epidural abscess in patients with inflammatory bowel disease are reported: one in a patient with Crohn's disease and one in a patient with ulcerative colitis after restorative proctocolectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jaffer
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jaffer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Burul
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: McLeod
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D016737:Proctocolectomy, Restorative / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D034364:Streptococcus milleri Group