title: Abscess of cauda equina presenting as lumboischialgic pain: a case report.
abstract: Spinal intradural abscess is an uncommon form of pathology carrying poor prognosis, unless treated immediately. We report a case of a patient treated for intense lower back pain and neurological symptoms of foot paresis simulating a herniated lumbar disc. It was evident after image diagnostic procedure and surgery that an intradural abscess of cauda equina was the cause.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Maribor, Slovenia. tvelnar@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Tomaz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Velnar
authors.forename: Gorazd
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bunc
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male