DEVELOPMENT OF AN EPIDURAL ABSCESS FOLLOWING STAPHYLOCOCCAL SEPTICEMIA IN AN ACUTELY BURNED PATIENT - CASE-REPORT

Authors
STILL JM ABRAMSON R LAW EJ
Citation
Jm. Still et al., DEVELOPMENT OF AN EPIDURAL ABSCESS FOLLOWING STAPHYLOCOCCAL SEPTICEMIA IN AN ACUTELY BURNED PATIENT - CASE-REPORT, The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care, 38(6), 1995, pp. 958-959
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
958 - 959
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
A 57-year-old black female burned in a house fire sustained 22.5% tota l body surface area burns. On postburn day 45, she developed Staphyloc occus aureus septicemia, and vancomycin was begun. On postburn day 50, quadriplegia developed. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an anteri or cervical mass, and cervical drainage of a staphylococcal cervical a bscess was conducted. Antibiotics were continued. The patient regained almost complete neurologic function and was discharged doing well.