title: Recurrent bacterial meningitis accompanied by a spinal intramedullary abscess.
abstract: Bacterial meningitis is rarely complicated by an intradural spinal abscess, and recurrent meningitis is an uncommon presentation of a spinal intramedullary abscess. Here, we report a 63-year-old patient with recurrent meningitis as the first manifestation of an underlying spinal intramedullary abscess. To the best of our knowledge, no previous report has been issued on recurrent meningitis accompanied by a spinal intramedullary abscess in an adult. In this article, the pathophysiological mechanism of this uncommon entity is discussed and the relevant literature reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Min Seong
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chang Il
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.forename: Seok Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyun Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lee