title: Pediatric lumbar epidural abscess combined with cauda equina syndrome: case report.
abstract: Pyogenic epidural abscess is a very rare disease. Once it occurs, it promptly progresses and can cause neurologic paralysis. Mean age of onset has been reported to be 57 years. Here we report making a diagnosis of pyogenic lumbar epidural abscess accompanying cauda equina syndrome in a 10-year-old girl. We treated this case successfully with surgical drainage and antibiotics. We report our case with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bumin Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Moon-Chan
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hung-Tae
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Jung