Intradural abscess: A challenging diagnosis. Case series and review of the literature

Spinal intradural abscesses are extremely rare. To our knowledge, only a few cases have been described in the literature. We report 2 cases of spinal intradural abscesses in patients presenting to our institution with different symptomatology. Both cases involved the lumbar spine, with different eti...

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Autores principales: Romano, Allegra, Blandino, Antonella, Romano, Andrea, Palizzi, Serena, Moltoni, Giulia, Acqui, Michele, Miscusi, Massimo, Bozzao, Alessandro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10511733/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37745763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2023.08.084
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Sumario:Spinal intradural abscesses are extremely rare. To our knowledge, only a few cases have been described in the literature. We report 2 cases of spinal intradural abscesses in patients presenting to our institution with different symptomatology. Both cases involved the lumbar spine, with different etiologies: Case 1 was presumptively related to spondylitis phenomena, with surgery confirming the intradural localization of the abscess; case 2 was of probable iatrogenic nature (secondary to lumbar drain positioning). The aim of this report is to briefly discuss the clinical significance and pathogenesis of these cases.

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