title: Intramedullary spinal cord abscess masquerading as spinal tumor.
abstract: We report a 5-year-old girl who presented with acute onset paraparesis with differential loss of sensation. Magnetic resonance imaging of spine revealed exophytic intramedullary mass lesion from T12 to L1. Peroperatively, the diagnosis was confirmed as abscess.  The patient recovered following decompression and antibiotic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Mukul
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.lastname: Karamchand
authors.forename: Archana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery