Cervical epidural abscess secondary to aorto-duodenal fistula: a case report.

Although cervical epidural abscess is rare, it should be strongly suspected in any patient with unexplainable neck pain and fever, especially when the patient has a predisposing factor for this infectious process. The authors report a case of cervical epidural abscess in a 39-yr-old man with an aort...

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Autores principales: Yi, Hyeong-Joong, Oh, Seong-Hoon, Kwon, Oh-Jung, Kim, Hyuk
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2003
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3054977/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12589100
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Sumario:Although cervical epidural abscess is rare, it should be strongly suspected in any patient with unexplainable neck pain and fever, especially when the patient has a predisposing factor for this infectious process. The authors report a case of cervical epidural abscess in a 39-yr-old man with an aorto-duodenal fistula, which complicated the interposition of artificial graft for abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture, which had undertaken 40 months before. Timely detection and intervention rendered him a full neurological recovery. This extremely rare case is presented with a literature review.

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