A Rare Case of Spinal Epidural Abscess Following Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Escherichia coli in a Patient with Pre-existing Stress Fractures of the Lumbar Spine

Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) caused by Escherichia coli is an uncommon condition. It usually occurs secondary to urinary tract infection (UTI), following hematogenous propagation. Disruption of spinal anatomic barriers increases susceptibility to SEA. Although rarely, such disruption can take the f...

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Autores principales: Shin, Wooram, Oh, Ju Hwan, Cho, A Young, Song, In Sup, Kim, Young Suk, Lee, Kwang Young, Sun, In O
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Academy of Family Medicine 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8943235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35320901
http://dx.doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.20.0226

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