Isolated subacute tuberculous spinal epidural abscess of the cervical spine: a brief report of a special case.
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
; 151(6): 695-6, 2009 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19300904
ABSTRACT
A tuberculous spinal epidural abscess is seen rarely as a late complication of Pott's disease or in immunocompromised patients. Such abscesses in isolation are rare indeed and very uncommon in the developed and developing world. We report a patient with an isolated subacute tuberculous spinal epidural abscess without disc or vertebral involvement and no primary focus or risk factors associated with the development of spinal tuberculosis.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tuberculosis, Meningeal
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Cervical Vertebrae
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Epidural Abscess
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Dura Mater
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Epidural Space
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Reino Unido