title: Cervical epidural abscess: rare complication of bacterial endocarditis with streptococcus viridans: a case report.
abstract: Although many patients with infective endocarditis (IE) complain of joint, muscle, and back pain, infections at these sights are rare. The incidence of spinal abscess in cervical spine complicating endocarditis is very rare. Although the surgical management is the mainstay of treatment, conservative treatment can get success in selected patients. We report a patient with cervical epidural abscess due to Streptococcus viridans endocarditis. Both epidural abscess and IE were managed conservatively with intravenous antibiotics for 8 weeks, with recovery. It is important to remind spinal epidural abscess can occur in those patients with bacterial endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Sang
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Jai-Joon
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyeong-Seok
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Doh
keywords: Abscess; Endocarditis; Spondylitis; Streptococcus viridans