A Case of Extensive Sacral Decubitus Ulcer Complicated by an Epidural Abscess

We herein report a 62-year-old man with an extensive sacral decubitus ulcer complicated by an epidural abscess. An epidural abscess is a rare disease, but it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a deep infection with decubitus. Moreover, the diagnosis may be late in such instances a...

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Autores principales: Murata, Mai, Yoshikawa, Katsuhiro, Hiratsuka, Munehisa, Suzuki, Shigehiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4977118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27536469
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000000759
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author Murata, Mai
Yoshikawa, Katsuhiro
Hiratsuka, Munehisa
Suzuki, Shigehiko
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description We herein report a 62-year-old man with an extensive sacral decubitus ulcer complicated by an epidural abscess. An epidural abscess is a rare disease, but it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a deep infection with decubitus. Moreover, the diagnosis may be late in such instances and should be carefully considered when a patient has paralysis.
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spelling pubmed-49771182016-08-17 A Case of Extensive Sacral Decubitus Ulcer Complicated by an Epidural Abscess Murata, Mai Yoshikawa, Katsuhiro Hiratsuka, Munehisa Suzuki, Shigehiko Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Case Report We herein report a 62-year-old man with an extensive sacral decubitus ulcer complicated by an epidural abscess. An epidural abscess is a rare disease, but it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a deep infection with decubitus. Moreover, the diagnosis may be late in such instances and should be carefully considered when a patient has paralysis. Wolters Kluwer Health 2016-07-01 /pmc/articles/PMC4977118/ /pubmed/27536469 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000000759 Text en Copyright © 2016 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. All rights reserved. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially.
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A Case of Extensive Sacral Decubitus Ulcer Complicated by an Epidural Abscess
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title_sort case of extensive sacral decubitus ulcer complicated by an epidural abscess
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4977118/
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