Community-acquired Serratia marcescens spinal epidural abscess in a patient without risk factors: Case report and review.
Serratia marcescens has rarely been reported as an agent of invasive disease in patients presenting from the community. Furthermore, S marcescens is frequently opportunistic, affecting individuals with serious medical comorbidities including immune suppression and diabetes. A case of a community-acquired S marcescens spontaneous lumbar epidural abscess presenting as cauda equina syndrome is reported in a previously well 36-year-old man with no identifiable risk factors. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of invasive S marcescens causing disease in a patient with no medical comorbidities.
Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta.
Michael D
MD
Parkins
Daniel B
DB
Gregson